Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) have begun gathering at the NLC Secretariat in Abuja for a nationwide protest over worsening insecurity across the country.
The NLC President, Joe Ajaero, was among those already present at the secretariat, alongside leaders of labour unions and civil society organisations.
Also in attendance were Omoyele Sowore and members of the Revolution Now Movement, who joined the protest in solidarity with organised labour.
Speaking to newsmen, Sowore said the country is facing a deepening security crisis, accusing the federal government of failing to protect Nigerians.
“For the civil society, the country is bleeding, and the bleeding must stop immediately. Nigeria’s leadership has failed to protect Nigerians at this time.
“People are getting kidnapped from places of worship, whether you’re a Muslim or Christian. We’ve over 250 kids still in captivity in Niger State, and everybody is behaving as if it’s normal, and everybody is moving on.
“We even have our soldiers, members of the air force, captured by Burkina Faso, and it looks like everything has broken down irretrievably, and we’ve a duty to keep mobilising Nigerians to say, ‘Enough is enough.’
Meanwhile, security personnel have been deployed to the area, including officers of the Nigeria Police Force, Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), and operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
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