Mayhem in Abuja Nurtw HQ

 MAYHEM AND CONFUSION IN NURTW HQ ABUJA 

News of mayhem surfaced on social media X formerly twitter by an online news media the Editorial on 12th September,2023 which reported chaos at the headquarters of National Union of transport worked union ( NURTW) .

According to the news source , dangerous weapon are used by the union members to out with one another in a supremacy battle to control and stamp authority of the union .

The news source explained this was aftermath of the leadership tusle between Baruwa faction which claimed to be duely elected and Agbede faction supported by members of defunct Perk and garden mainly from Lagos and some states in western part of Nigeria who felt aggrevied by the outcome of the election .

As at the time of the report number of death and extend of casualties from both sides can't be ascertained . 

Our appeal goes to the relevant authorities , the presidency, Minister Abuja, Inspector general of police to restore peace to the federal capital Abuja 

Below is the report of The Editorial pasted online 

Guns were said to have been freely used, but the number of casualties could not be confirmed.

This conflict is an aftermath of the escalating tension within the NURTW.

Sources said the clash broke out when supporters of NURTW President, Prof. Tajudeen Baruwa, marched towards the union’s national headquarters, which is currently occupied by the a Committee led by Tajudeen Badru Agbede.

One of the sources said, “As you may be aware, members of the Committee, led by Agbede, forcefully occupied the Secretariat a few weeks ago, displacing the president and other executives.

“Therefore, supporters of the current president mobilized themselves in an effort to remove Agbede and his group.

“However, they were met by a police blockade which resulted in a violent confrontation. Shots were fired, intensifying the gravity of the crisis.”

Baruwa had been seeking intervention of the police and the Nigeria Labour Congress to resolve the situation, without success.

He subsequently threatened to defend “our mandate with the last drop of our blood.”

He accused the former president of the union, Alhaji Najeem Usman Yasin, and Agbede, the former National Vice President, of holding illegal meetings with selected past leaders of the union.

Baruwa also alleged that the police seem to favour the Committee.

He called on the Inspector General of Police and Director General of the Department of State Services, to intervene in the matter.

News credit : The Editorial