BY VICTOR   AHIUMA-YOUNG

NIGERIA Labour Congress, NLC, weekend, called on the Federal Government to involve the local people, set up network centres and rapid response camps, especially in crowded and vulnerable areas, to stem the increasing attacks on Nigerians by insurgents.

NLC, in a statement by its Acting General Secretary, Mr. Chris Uyot, demanded adequate protection for workers at home, at work and on the road.
He lamented that the present attacks on workers as witnessed in recent attacks in Abuja, were direct attacks on productivity and the development of Nigeria.

The body argued that it was evident that terrorists were taking advantage of Nigeria’s state of unpreparedness, weak infrastructure and chaotic life style to unleash mayhem, noting that as was the case in the first bomb blast at Nyanya, the majority of the victims were workers on a day they were celebrating the May Day.

The statement said: “It is evident that terrorists are taking advantage of the state of our unpreparedness, our weak infrastructure and our chaotic life style to unleash mayhem.
“How else could one explain the successful strike of terrorists at two bus stops opposite each other within a space of two weeks?”