National Security Adviser, Nuhu
Ribadu, on Wednesday, said that some suspected political thugs that brutalized
the National president of the Nigeria Labour Congress, NLC, Joe Ajaero have
been arrested.
Recall that the NLC
president was attacked in Owerri, Imo State capital on November 1 when workers
in the state staged a protest over unpaid salary.
The NLC and the Trade Union
Congress, TUC, had declared nationwide strike, demanding the arrest of the
suspected thugs and their sponsors.
Following the commencement of the
strike, which has relatively crippled economic activities in some parts of the
country, Ribadu, in a statement signed by the Head of Strategic Communications
in the Office of the National Security Adviser, Zakari U Mijinyawa, urged the
organized labour to halt the ongoing nationwide strike.
He confirmed that some arrests
had been made regarding the brutalization of the NLC president, pledging that
the outcome of the investigation would be made known to the general public.
The statement reads partly, “The
NSA is particularly worried about the implications of the strike action on the
livelihood of ordinary Nigerians and its potential impact on economic security
and other strategic national interests.
“The NSA regrets the incident and
condemns it in its entirety as it was against the rule of law and the
principles of freedom of association and expression subscribed to by President
Bola Ahmed Tinubu and his administration.
“The Federal Government will
never condone such an act.
“As a fallout of the incident,
relevant authorities were directed to conduct thorough investigation into the
circumstances surrounding the assault and bring to book the culprits.
“Available update indicates that
some arrests have already been made in this regard. The outcome of the
investigation will be made public as soon as it is concluded.”
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