Electricity workers vow nationwide shutdown over alleged assault by soldiers

The National Union of Electricity Employees, NUEE, successful Bauchi State, has threatened to unopen down powerfulness proviso implicit the alleged battle of its members by unit of the Nigerian Air Force, NAF.

The Deputy President of the association, Rilwanu Shehu, stated this during a peaceful objection staged by the workers connected Monday successful Bauchi.

He said the objection was against the alleged penetration and battle of its members by NAF personnel.

Shehu said immoderate soldiers invaded the Jos Electricity Distribution, JEDC, Operation Office successful Bauchi metropolis connected Sept. 18 and accused the energy workers of disconnecting NAF facilities.

He said the soldiers assaulted and detained 10 energy workers, adding that the victims were presently receiving attraction astatine home.

The lawman president urged the workers to stay calm and law-abiding, arsenic the national was moving with the constabulary and Department of State Security Service, DSS, to resoluteness the matter.

“We are scared, we are not harmless and cannot proceed with our activities. We springiness the payment of the uncertainty to the information operatives, the constabulary and DSS to intervene and resoluteness the substance amicably.

“We volition crushed the activities of the energy manufacture successful the full federation if thing is done to the NAF men who assaulted our staff,” helium said.

Shehu said that ...