President of Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), Comrade Joe Ajaero, who was brutalised in Owerri, Imo State on Wednesday is to be flown abroad for medical attention.
Ajaero sustained injuries during a scuffle in Owerri, where he had gone to mobilize workers for a protest rally in the state, over an alleged violation and abuse of the rights and privileges of workers by the state government.
However, the planned peaceful protest turned violent with allegations that thugs emerged and descended on the protesters and labour leaders.
On Thursday, the NLC Publicity secretary, Benson Upah, said the NLC president could not be treated at the Federal Medical Centre (FMC), Owerri because of the nature of the injuries he sustained during the scuffle.
