As members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)have begun gathering at the NLC Secretariat in Abuja for a nationwide protest against the rising insecurity across the country, Labour unions say workers are under intense pressure from rising living costs and worsening economic conditions.
According to Vioce of Nigeria (VON), the NLC in Kano expressed support for President Bola Ahmed Tinubu’s tougher measures to tackle insecurity, stressing that improved national security is vital for economic growth, workers’ welfare and democratic stability.
There is also a deployment of security personnel on the ground, comprising the police, civil defence, and officials of the Department of State Service (DSS).
While in Lagos, News Central reports that, a member of the Nigeria Labour Congress says the union has led a Lagos protest as part of nationwide actions against insecurity, demanding an end to kidnapping and full government accountability.
“Any kidnapper should be sentenced to death… They should kill them immediately.”
