POLICE DEPLOY SPECIAL FORCES AHEAD OF NLC NATIONWIDE PROTESTS
Ahead of today’s nationwide protests organised by the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC), the police have mobilised special forces and tactical teams to ensure the demonstrations remain peaceful.
State police commands, in separate interviews with The PUNCH on Tuesday, confirmed their readiness to deal with miscreants and political hirelings who may attempt to disrupt the rallies.
The NLC had earlier stated that it would not retract its planned nationwide protests, which were called in response to escalating insecurity across the country and other labour-related issues.
When asked whether the congress had mobilised its affiliate unions for the rallies, the NLC spokesperson, Benson Upah, said, “We are going on with the protest across the country.”
