Aggrieved workers in Adamawa State, who have been battling the government for their unpaid salaries, have accused security agencies of supporting the government against them.
Some sacked workers of Adamawa State Government protesting alleged non-payment of their 10 Months outstanding salary on Monday in Yola . 00840/10/2/2020/Anthony Alabi/ICE/NAN
The protest was however stopped as the police mobilised by dawn and occupied the Police Roundabout, House of Assembly Complex and the Government House Junction, the exact spots the workers had chosen to stage their protest.Their leader, Faisal Baba, said: “The security agencies in Adamawa State have conspired with the government. This is mischief. They mobilised with their armoured tanks and occupied all our routes as if we were going for war.
But Commissioner of Police Suleiman Nguroje, who denied the allegations, said they advised the estranged workers against the protest because of security and public safety.
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