Amnesty International through its Country Director, Isa Sanusi, has described the invasion of the headquarters of the Nigeria Labour Congress in Abuja on Wednesday, by security personnel as sinister and calculated.
Armed security men had stormed the NLC headquarters as ransacked the the NLC bookshop and seized materials which they claimed were used to incite people to protest.
But Sanusi in a statement, said “Amnesty International strongly condemns the brazen invasion of the headquarters of Nigeria Labour Congress by a contingent of armed security personnel. The chilling raid last night appears to be part of a sinister and calculated attack designed to intimidate the labour union.”
Sanusi said: “We are deeply concerned about the safety of NLC officials. Under international human rights law and standards, trade unions cannot be targeted for their participating activities.”
He reiterated the need for the Nigerian government to respect of trade unions.
He said: “Under international human rights law, Nigeria has an obligation not only to respect the rights of trade unions but also to protect these rights from abuse.”
