The spokesman for the Lagos State Chairman of the National Union of Road Transport Workers, Musiliu Akinsanya, aka MC Oluomo, Jimoh Buhari has said men of a rival union, RTEAN in the state attacked NURTW officials in the Obalende area in a bid to take over the park.
Buhari made this announcement on Thursday. He stated there are a couple of delivery unions inside the kingdom.
He stated operatives of a rival union, the Road Transport Employers’ Association Of Nigeria, RTEAN stormed National Union of Road Transport Workers, NURTW park in Obalende this morning with guns as a way to take over the park.
Recall there have been sporadic gunshots this morning whilst the men in yellow and green uniforms stormed the location.
The development triggered chaos within the ever-busy location as motorists and commuters scampered to safety.
When quizzed whether or not the fight become a clash among NURTW factions, Buhari said, “that could be a mix-up, it turned into the alternative union (RTEAN) that went to Obalende to assault our men, NURTW men.
“Each of the unions has its own garage that it is working within. But Road Transport Employers’ Association Of Nigeria, RTEAN whose contributors put on yellow uniform went to assault our guys who placed on a white and green uniform.
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