Kwara Labor Protest Turns Violent, Three Hospitalized

A protest by the Nigeria Labour Congress and the National Union of Agricultural and Allied Employees at the Lower Niger River Basin Development Authority in Ilorin, Kwara State, escalated into violence, leading to at least three staff members being hospitalized. The protestors accused the agency's management, led by Managing Director Georg Olumoroti, of neglecting worker welfare and engaging in anti-labor practices.

Following the violent confrontation, Olumoroti lodged a formal complaint with the Kwara State Police Command. The protestors had initially shut down operations and barricaded the agency's headquarters for several hours, demanding improved welfare conditions and the removal of the managing director.

Olumoroti dismissed the allegations as politically motivated rather than welfare-driven, asserting that the unrest was part of a coordinated effort to disrupt ongoing reforms within the agency. He emphasized that the agency's operations would not be held hostage by unrest and that established administrative procedures would be followed.