In Jos, the capital of Plateau State, hoodlums targeted members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) who were enforcing the ongoing indefinite strike.
The NLC and Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated the strike nationwide on Monday due to the federal government’s refusal to accept the proposed N494,000 Minimum Wage.
Reports indicate that while enforcing the strike in Jos, some NLC members were attacked by touts at a private transport company, resulting in injuries that required hospitalization.
Addressing newsmen, the Vice Chairman of NLC in Plateau, Sunday Ayodele, explained that “Immediately the touts at the park saw us arriving at the gate, they started hauling stones at us, thinking we were 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.”
