The National Union of Road Transport Workers leadership is reportedly being torn apart by a conflict, and the Nigeria Labour Congress has accused the police of siding with one of the factions.
The NLC said in a statement posted on Friday by its acting president, Kabiru Minjibir, that the other parties had been covertly released while democratically elected NURTW officials were being jailed.
The NLC expressed sadness over the violence at the national secretariat of the NURTW, saying “The NLC is also alarmed by the police’s handling of the matter. Our investigations suggest undue favouritism by the state in enforcing peace. We are perturbed to learn that the democratically elected leaders of the union are being detained while the other parties have been discreetly released. Justice demands equal treatment in conflicts of this nature.
