Hoodlums attacked members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) in Jos, the Plateau State capital, while they were enforcing the ongoing indefinite strike.
According to Daily Post, the NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) shut down the country’s economy on Monday due to the federal government’s refusal to accept their proposed ₦494,000 minimum wage.
During the strike enforcement in Jos, touts at a private transport company reportedly assaulted some NLC members, resulting in their hospitalization.
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Addressing reporters, Sunday Ayodele, the Vice Chairman of the NLC in Plateau, stated, “As soon as the touts at the park saw us arriving at the gate, they started throwing stones at us, mistaking us for members of the NURTW.”
“Unknown to us, there is a pending dispute between the private transport company and NURTW Jos. And the touts in the park simply descended on our members. Before we could understand the reason for the attack, the touts had injured 4 members of NLC.
“It took the intervention of the security agencies for calm to be restored at the park. We had to withdraw our enforcement team from the park to allow peace to reign.”
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