BREAKING: Concerns as Nigerian Security Forces 'Storm' NLC’s Headquarters Over Hunger Protests
- A joint force of the DSS, NIA, DIA, police, and military have reportedly invaded the NLC’s national secretariat in Abuja
- The alleged invasion comes amid an emergency meeting convened by the NLC's National Executive Council (NEC) on Wednesday, August 7
- Following its meeting, the NLC tackled the Bola Tinubu government and asked it to stop threatening protesters
Legit.ng journalist, Ridwan Adeola Yusuf, has over 9 years of experience covering public affairs.
FCT, Abuja - Amid the 'End Bad Governance' protests, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has raised the alarm about the alleged invasion of its headquarters by armed security personnel.
The NLC in a tweet on its official handle on Thursday morning, August 8, said uniformed and mufti security agents "invaded the Labour House in their numbers".
Source: Facebook
The security forces allegedly "broke into" a section of the building and "ransacked books at the bookshop, carrying all the materials into their van and claiming that the materials were used to incite and organise" the ongoing anti-hardship protests.
The NLC therefore called on authorities to 'stop the assault now'.
Although government critics claim the joint force included men of the Department of State Services (DSS), the National Intelligence Agency (NIA), the Defence Intelligence Agency (DIA), the Nigeria Police Force (NPF), and the military, attempts to reach Peter Afunanya, the DSS spokesperson, for comments were unsuccessful.
As of the time of this report, none of the agencies alleged to be part of the operation have commented on the alleged development.
NLC demands withdrawal of security agents
In an official statement some minutes after raising the alarm on X, the NLC demanded the immediate withdrawal of the security men from the Labour House.
Read the NLC's full statement below:
Protests: APC chieftain wants Tinubu to do more
Meanwhile, amid the anti-hardship protests, Opeyemi Adesokan, an All Progressives Congress (APC) chieftain in Oyo state, has said although President Bola Tinubu is working, he still needs to do more.
Adesokan told Legit.ng:
"The president has tried all his possible best to stop this protest by signing into law the new minimum wage for Nigerian workers. He gave 20 trucks of rice to each governor to distribute to the people of their state. Not only that, he made available as much as possible 50kg bags of rice in different locations in each state for people to buy at the rate of N40,000 per bag. He has promised to pay 10,000 N'Delta youths N50,000 monthly.
"President Tinubu has also agreed to slash monthly petrol import cost by $610 million with the crude sale to Dangote refinery and others in naira. Even our lawmakers slashed their salaries by 50% due to the current economic situation.
"So, with all these weeks to the protest, I want to believe the president can still do more during this period and after the demonstrations."
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Hunger protests: NLC tackles Tinubu's govt
Earlier, Legit.ng reported that the National Executive Council (NEC) of the NLC said the Tinubu government 'cannot stop a democratic protest by threatening the people who are already losing their lives by the unrepentant massacre of unarmed protesters' by the country’s security forces.
The NLC’s NEC said only concrete dialogue and “reasonable dialogue” can end the ongoing anti-hardship protests before its scheduled concluding date of Saturday, August 10.
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