Police, NLC members clash in Lagos

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) clashed with policemen in Ikeja, capital of Lagos state, on Wednesday.

The incident happened around the Zone A office of the Nigeria custom service (NCS) at Mobolaji Bank Anthony way.

Apparently carrying out the order of the federal government to ensure that the unionists do not create disorderliness, the police formed a barricade on the road, preventing the NLC delegation from continuing with its procession.

The unionists, who were heading to the Murtala Muhammed International airport, resisted the action and it resulted into a squabble.

The comrades, who were chanting anti-government songs, confronted the armed officers, and the situation was about getting out of hand before a superior officer called for a meeting with the leaders of the group.

At the end of the meeting, the unionists were allowed to continue their journey, which started from the Lagos headquarters of the NLC in Yaba.