Nigeria Labour Congress demands prosecution of commissioner of police as condition to call off strike

The national leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has demanded the prosecution of Imo State former Commissioner of Police and dismissal of the Chief Security Officer in Imo State Government House as one of the conditions to call off the nationwide strike which started on Monday

Penpushing reports that this was contained in a statement by the congress which listed five other conditions in addition to the request for prosecution, and disimisasal of the Chief Security Officer   simply identified as SP Shaba who they alleged to have led, participated and provided cover for thugs to brutalise workers in Imo State

The other conditions in a post via its official X handle (formerly known as Twitter) on Tuesday. Added that first, Chinasa Nwaneri, a special adviser to the Imo governor on special duties who allegedly led the attack on the NLC president and other workers in the state must be arrested and prosecuted.

Penpushing further reports that the union in similar vein said all police officers as well as thugs involved in the attack on the labour leader should be arrested, prosecuted and dismissed, and equally demanded arrest, persecution and dismissal of an unnamed police area commander who it said supervised the brutalisation of the resident of the union and other workers in the state.

The Nigeria Labour Congress(NLC) emphasized that condition for peace was that the former Commissioner of Police in Imo State, Ahmed Barde, must be investigated and prosecuted for his alleged involvement in the assault of the president of the union.

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