Police commissioner warns NURTW members over planned protest in Lagos

…..Assures Residents Of More Adequate Security

Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Abiodun Alabi, has warned members of the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) against any protest in the state.

Alabi said the police will not condone any form of protest by any group.

He, however, assured residents of the state that the police have put additional security measures in place to forestall any breakdown of law and order in any part of the state.

Alabi gave the warning against the backdrop of an intending protest by members of the Lagos State chapter of NURTW following the crisis within the union.

WesternPost gathered that the commissioner on Tuesday afternoon invited the various interests and groups within the Lagos NURTW to his office and cautioned them not to cause any unrest in the state.

It would recalled that the national leadership of NURTW) had suspended the union’s chairman in Lagos, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, indefinitely.

MC Oluomo’s suspension was announced in a letter dated March 9, 2022, and signed by NURTW General Secretary, Kabiru Yau.

He was accused of acts of insubordination and gross misconduct, as well as plotting to instigate crisis and unleash mayhem on branches of the union in Lagos that refuse to obey his alleged directive not to take orders from NURTW national headquarters.

In a bid to ensure the safety of residents, the Lagos State government suspended the activities of the union in all parks and garages across the state.

Hours after the announced suspension, a senior official from the national body, who preferred not to be mentioned, told Channels Television that maturity was the order of the day in the crisis that has lasted a few months within the union.

For every organisation, he explained, there are rules and regulations, and it is inappropriate for any member to feel he is bigger than the union.