Boko Haram killings: NLC threatens mass protest against FG

The leadership of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC)
on Monday threatened to mobilise its members to
the streets to protest the massacres being carried
out by the Boko Haram insurgents in some parts of
the country.
According to Labour, the senseless killings of
innocent Nigerians was sufficient reason to
assemble its members in protest against the federal
government’s poor handling of the situation.
NLC President, Abdulwaheed Omar, while reacting to
the recent killings in Yobe, Adamawa and Borno
states expressed the union’s shock, saying “labour
was saddened by the brazen and ferocious savagery
and the seeming helplessness of our security
forces”.
He said the earlier successes of the declaration of
state of emergency seem to have petered away,
giving room to despair.
“We want to sound a note of warning that we will
not fold our hands or be indifferent by-standers
while our territory is being ceded away, while scores
of innocent lives and priceless property are being
wasted on a daily basis.
“Accordingly, and consistent with our peace initiative
last year christened Peace Summit, we shall
mobilise our members to the streets to protest
these massacres and the questionable responses of
our security forces,” he stated.
The Labour leader added that the massacre of
defenceless students in Yobe State and the routine
decimation of communities in Borno and Adamawa
states bring to the fore the gory reality of the new
phase of war on terror.
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