The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
has called for restraint on the part of the military as they engage the
Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).
President of NLC, Comrade Ayuba
Wabba, in a statement yesterday, charged the military authorities to retrain
the officers and men on the contemporary ways of handling security challenges.
Wabba also condemned the recent
military invasion of the Nigeria Union of Journalists, Abia State Council Press
Centre in Umuahia.
He urged the security agencies to
act with caution, without escalating the already charged atmosphere in the
country.
Wabba said: “While we applaud the
federal government for the steps taken so far by security agencies to secure
lives and properties of all Nigerians in all parts of the country, it is important
that the agencies, including the military should not act in any manners that
provoke situations that ultimately strengthen the cause, capacities and
popularity of the advocates of disunity and inter-ethnic strife.
“It is unaccepted that
journalists carrying out their legitimate functions can be so dastardly
attacked as has been reported of the incident in Umuahia during a security
operation by the Nigeria Army. It is the duty of journalists to report,
including taking pictures, audio and video recording of incidents anywhere in
the country as part of their professional calling.
“The attack on them, especially
at the secretariat of Nigeria Union of Journalists in Umuahia is not only
unacceptable but unnecessarily provocative. Although the Nigerian Army has
issued a public statement to apologise to the NUJ and the affected journalists
while promising to investigate the incident and ultimately discipline the
military personnel involved, we advise that the military high command should
re-train its officers and men on contemporary ways of handling security
challenges in a country under constitutional governance.
“We also advice the federal
government to handle the on-going agitations, which is fast developing into
unimaginable inter-ethnic violence that is spreading to some parts of the
country as has been reported of Jos in Plateau state, Port Harcourt in River
State, Aba and Umuahia in Abia State with utmost dexterity in the interest of
peace, unity and collective interest of the entire country and her citizens.
“Culprits of threats to our
national integrity, nationhood and sovereignty must be apprehended and tried in
accordance with extant national laws and international conventions without
taking any further steps that will create another mayhem; as we have been
contending with in the north east,” he added.
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