•Nigerian Labour Congress
Nigerian workers under the aegis of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC), have called on the federal government to address the degrading security situation in the country to prevent more people from falling victim to insurgency attacks.
The call followed the terrorists’ invasion in Kebbi State, where 25 female students of the Government Girls Comprehensive Secondary School were kidnapped at around 4 a.m., on Monday, and the vice principal of a secondary school was killed.
Again, in the Eruku community of Ekiti Local Government Area of Kwara State, yesterday, three persons were killed by gunmen, while about 35 others were abducted, reports Channels TV.
Barely 24 hours after the Kwara incident, suspected bandits launched another attack in the state, abducting four rice farmers in Bokungi Village, Edu Local Government Area.
Reacting to the incident, a statement signed by the President of the NLC, Joe Ajaero, yesterday, warned of further escalation of insecurity across the country if the federal government does not bring the situation under control.
Ajaero also commensurated with families of the Kebbi victims.
“We are deeply saddened by the news of the abduction of college students by bandits in Kebbi State.
“While we share in the pain and trauma of the victims, parents, and governor of the state, Dr Nasir Idris, we call on the federal government to do more in securing the land and land mass of the nation and its citizens.
“Bogus budgets do not seem to be working. What is wrong? We should be sufficiently concerned by the shrinking and psychological spaces in the polity, and we demand the federal government, the sole custodian of our armed forces…holder of our economic resources, reflects more deeply.”
