{"id":167893,"date":"2025-07-01T16:20:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T15:20:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/uncategorized\/associates-alarm-over-alleged-detention-of-labour-leader"},"modified":"2025-07-01T17:21:42","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T16:21:42","slug":"associates-alarm-over-alleged-detention-of-labour-leader","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/nigeria\/policy\/associates-alarm-over-alleged-detention-of-labour-leader","title":{"rendered":"Associates Alarm Over Alleged Detention of Labour Leader"},"content":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. <\/strong><\/span>Associates of National Coordinator of Federal Workers Forum (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, have raised the alarm over his alleged detention by operatives of Department of State Service (DSS) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital.<\/p>\n

Emelieze\u2019s associates raised this alarm in a short statement made available to DAILY POST Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n

The statement was signed by Comrade Ogundele Ayodele, on behalf of friends and associates of the activist.<\/p>\n

Ayodele in the statement, claimed that Emelieze was detained by the operatives of the security agency in Ibadan around 6.00 pm on Monday.<\/p>\n

He lamented that the activist has not been released since.<\/p>\n

He added that he sent the message for the members of the public to know what is happening.<\/p>\n

Ayodele maintained that the activist was allegedly detained as a result of planned protest scheduled to take place today (Tuesday).<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Coordinator of Federal Workers Forum, Comrade Andrew Emelieze, was detained by operatives of Department of State Security Services yesterday evening around 6:00 pm.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe detention can be connected to the proposed planned protest schedule to hold today,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Efforts made to contact relevant officials of the DSS in Ibadan, to ascertain whether Emelieze was detained or not, were not successful as at the time of filing this report on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

For More News And Analysis About Nigeria<\/span> Follow Africa-Press<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Africa-Press – Nigeria. Associates of National Coordinator of Federal Workers Forum (FWF), Comrade Andrew Emelieze, have raised the alarm over his alleged detention by operatives of Department of State Service (DSS) in Ibadan, the Oyo State capital. Emelieze\u2019s associates raised this alarm in a short statement made available to DAILY POST Tuesday morning. 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