The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has condemned the abduction of students by bandits in Kebbi state.
In a statement on Tuesday, Joe Ajaero, NLC president, said lamented that promises made after the Chibok abductions have not prevented a recurrence, adding that “we are back to where we started”.
Ajaero stated that Kebbi has been among the few states in the federation where salaries, pensions, and other social interventions are regularly paid.
The statement read, “Our hearts are with the students, their parents, people and government of Kebbi State.
“Kebbi state has been among the few states in the federation where salaries, pensions and other social interventions are regularly done. The state is reputed to have taken pro-active security measures in light of its expansive land mass. These recorded strides were intended to better the lives of the citizens, reduce social tension, minimise economic pressure as well as reduce to the barest minimum incidences like this. That bandits struck with relative ease inspite of these measures points to something more worrying, something sinister, something we cannot readily put our finger on.”
While sharing in the pain and trauma of the victims, parents, and the governor, Ajaero called on the federal government to do more to secure the nation’s territory and protect its citizens, adding “We, as a nation and as a people, need to be concerned as well as think out of the box”.
It would be recalled that the pupils were kidnapped from the Government Girls Comprehensive Senior Secondary School (GGCSS) Maga on Monday.
The gunmen killed Hassan Yakubu Makuku, the vice principal, and abducted 25 students during the attack.
