The Digest:
The Nigeria Labour Congress has called for a nationwide protest on December 17 over worsening insecurity and recent school abductions. According to its communiqué, the NLC condemned the withdrawal of security from a Kebbi school before students were kidnapped, demanding immediate government action.
Key Points (7 bullets)
- NLC announced a nationwide protest for December 17 over rising insecurity
- The protest targets the government's failure to protect schools and curb kidnappings
- NLC specifically cited the November 17 abduction of female students in Kebbi
- It condemned the "criminal" withdrawal of security from the school before the attack
- All state councils and affiliates are directed to fully mobilize workers and civil society
- NLC accused the government of inadequate measures to secure remote schools
- The labour body demands investigation and prosecution of those behind the security removal
When the classrooms of a nation become hunting grounds, silence is no longer an option. This planned protest is labor’s rooted response, a collective cry from the streets, demanding that safety be restored where it matters most: in the places where futures are built.
Sources: NLC communiqués and reports from Nigerian news outlets.
