Trade Union Congress, TUC, has called on the Federal
Government to institute a probe to identify killers of a student of the
University of Port Harcourt during Monday’s protest against reported increase
in tuition fees by authorities of the university, reports Vanguard.
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Meanwhile, the Rivers State Police Command, yesterday,
insisted that none of its men shot any student during the protest. Spokesman of
the command, Mr Ahmad Muhammad, said information available to him was that the
police used minimal force to restore normalcy during the protest.
TUC, in a statement by the Rivers State chapter Chairman, Mr
Chika Unuegbu, said that all Nigerians of good conscience should condemn the
brutal killing of Monday. He said: “The TUC, Rivers State, condemns in its
entirety, the unwarranted killing of a student of the University of Port
Harcourt during a peaceful protest. We are worried that if these unarmed
protesting students could be killed in cold blood, then there is no guarantee
that protesting workers or citizens will not be killed.
“We call on the authorities of the University of Port
Harcourt, the Rivers State Commissioner of Police, the Inspector General of
Police and the Minister of Education to as a matter of urgency identify and
prosecute those who killed the student. We note that students all over the
world have the right to protest. And as a matter of fact, the right to peaceful
protest is protected by the Nigerian constitution.
“We want to state categorically that if after 14 days our
demand is not met, we shall convene an emergency TUC State Council meeting and
invite the State Council to take a decision on this matter including the decision
to withdraw the services of all our members in Rivers State. “We appeal to all
parents, civil society organisations and people of good conscience to rise up
against unwarranted and cold blooded killings in the country.”
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