Jimoh Buhari, the spokesman for the Lagos State Chairman of
the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo,
has said men of a rival union in the state attacked NURTW officials in the Obalende
area in a bid to take over the park.
Buhari, who spoke on Thursday, said there are
more than one transport unions in the state.
He said operatives of a rival union, the Road Transport
Employers’ Association Of Nigeria, stormed NURTW park in Obalende this morning
with weapons in order to take over the park.
The development caused chaos in the ever-busy area as
motorists and commuters scampered to safety.
When asked whether the melee was a clash between NURTW
factions, Oluomo’s aide said, “That is a mix-up, it was the other union (RTEAN)
that went to Obalende to attack our men, NURTW men.
“Each of the unions has its own garage that it is operating
within. But Road Employee union whose members put on yellow uniform went to
attack our men who put on a white and green uniform.
“We have like three unions in Lagos but there are two major
unions –NURTW and RTEAN.
“One of them was caught and handed over to the police and he
said it was the chairman of RTEAN, Musa Mohammed, who sent them to take over
NURTW garage at Obalende.”
The spokesperson for Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa
Adejobi, confirmed the incident.
“Normalcy has been restored to Obalende, the command will
make a statement on it soon,” he said.
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