The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), on Friday issued a 5-day ultimatum for the redeployment of the Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, following yesterday’s attack on NLC president, Joe Ajaero, in Owerri, Imo State.
This was disclosed during a joint press conference by Organised Labour and held in Abuja.
The NLC’s Deputy President, Adeyanju Adewale, and TUC’s Deputy President, Tommy Okon, while reading the statement said: “The NLC president was blindfolded and whisked away by the security operatives in the state before intervention from the National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu.
“He was also beaten along with other workers with his phone seized, and journalists also maltreated with evidence shrouded away from the public.”
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The union also expressed workers’ worry over the negligence of the Federal Government on the issue and the non-intervention of security personnel despite being briefed about their leaders’ presence in the state.
“The Commissioner of Police, Mohammed Barde, should not only be investigated and redeployed but should also be held accountable for his action on Ajaero.
“The Area Commander and the other officers who supervised the brutalisation of our President and other workers in Owerri should be relieved of their positions and stripped of their commission.
“We demand an unbiased and thorough examination of the President on the physical and psychological injuries inflicted on him and all the properties lost be restored immediately.”
