The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has reported a raid on its Abuja headquarters by heavily armed security operatives.
The incident occurred around 8:30 pm on Thursday evening.
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“They broke in and ransacked the bookshop on the 2nd floor carting away hundreds of books and other publications,” said a statement by the NLC’s head of Media and Public Relations, Benson Upah.
“The invading troop claimed that they were looking for seditious materials used for the #EndBadGoveranance Protests.”
The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has strongly condemned a raid on its Abuja headquarters by armed security operatives. The late-night operation, which occurred just six days after the #EndBadGovernance protests began, saw the intruders ransack offices and remove undisclosed items.
The NLC is demanding the immediate withdrawal of the security personnel and a full investigation into the incident.
“The Nigeria Labour Congress condemns in its entirety this new low in security operations in Nigeria. The armed security operatives showed no legal document permitting them to invade the premises of the Nigeria Labour Congress in the ungodly hours of the night,” the NLC said.
“Even in the dark days of military rule, NLC secretariats were never invaded and ransacked by security agents. Today is indeed a very sad day for our democracy.”
