Hoodlums have attacked members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) who were enforcing the ongoing indefinite strike in Jos, the Plateau State capital.
The NLC and the Trade Union Congress (TUC) initiated the strike on Monday due to the federal government’s refusal to accept their proposed ₦494,000 minimum wage.
While enforcing the strike in Jos, touts at a private transport company attacked some NLC members, resulting in their hospitalization.
Addressing newsmen, the Vice Chairman of NLC in Plateau, Comrade Sunday Ayodele, explained, “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.”
