NLC officials attacked in Plateau

Some members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) enforcing the strike declared by the union are currently receiving treatment at the Plateau State Specialist Hospital.

Daily Trust reports that the organised Labour had declared indefinite strike over the Federal Government to meets its N494,000 Minimum Wage demand.

While enforcing the strike in Jos, Plateau state capital, on Monday, louts at a private transport company reportedly attacked some NLC members.

Trouble started after the louts at the company which operates at a motor park located at Yakubu Gowon Way, opposite NTA Jos, threw stones at the enforcement team.

According to the Vice Chairman of NLC in Plateau, Comrade Sunday Ayodele, “Immediately the touts at the park saw us arriving the gate, they started hauling stone at us, thinking we are 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.”