By Gambo Jagindi
May 18, 2021
Kaduna Hired Armed Thugs: Sanction Governor El-rufai For Terrorism Against Peaceful workers, AUPCTRE President Appeals to International communities
Comrade Benjamin Anthony, President of Amalgamated Union Of Public Corporation Civil Service Technical and Recreational Services Employees AUPCTRE, has appeal to the international community to sanction Governor Nasir El-rufai of Kaduna State over armed thugs allegedly hired by the state government to disrupt a peaceful protest
Comrade Benjamin made the appeal during an exclusive interview with Aluta News in Kaduna on Tuesday
Aluta News reports that the Nigeria Labour Congress protest on Tuesday turned violent as armed thugs attacked the workers, throwing stones at them.
The workers had converged at the popular NEPA roundabout in the Kaduna capital city to continue the day two of their protest when the thugs invaded the area and started throwing stones and other dangerous weapons at them.
The attack forced many of the protesters to scamper for safety.
It is not known who actually sent the thugs, but the NLC President, Comrade Ayuba Wabba has pointed accusing fingers at the state governor, Nasir El-Rufai.
Wabba said he informed the DSS after he received earlier information of the plan to disrupt the protest.
“Today is a very sad moment in the history of democracy in Nigeria. Early in the morning today, we got credible information that El-Rufai has hired one Alhaji Hassan and some thugs to come and attack us.
“While we are here, they came but thank God we have chased them away because we have the number. We are not thugs And We Are Not Using Thugs we are Nigerian workers,” Wabba told newsmen at the protest ground
The armed thugs were dispersed by security operatives with teargas.
Wabba is leading day two of the NLC protest despite being declared wanted by the Kaduna State government.
The protesting workers conducted themselves peacefully in spite of disruption by the thugs