However, NLC revealed yesterday that Ajaero had been admitted at the Federal Medical Centre in Owerri for treatment of wounds he sustained from alleged manhandling by the police.
A statement signed by NLC’s Head of Information and Publicity, Benson Upah, said, “Contact was made with Congress President, Comrade Joe Ajaero, this evening around 15.30 hours at the Police Hospital in Owerri from where he was taken to Federal Medical Centre, Owerri, where he is receiving medical attention.