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From Fred Itua, Abuja
The national leadership of Petroleum Tanker Drivers (PTD) branch of NUPENG has condemned the torture and degrading treatment meted out to two of its members in Owerri, Imo State, on Sunday, February 25, 2024, by men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC).
In a statement, PTD national chairman, Comrade Lucky Osesua, his deputy Comrade Dayyabu Garga, and the national Secretary, Comrade Humble Obinna Power, called on the Federal Government, National Assembly, security authorities, particularly the commandant, Imo State Command of the NSCDC, police, Department of State Security (DSS), and the state government, to urgently look into the situation and help to guarantee the safety and protection of its members on wheels even as they sought justice.
The affected truck carries number plate AXB 605ZH.
The statement also added that PTD as a law-abiding trade union was fully in support of a clampdown on criminal elements who had developed the penchant for illegal oil bunkering and other unlawful activities that promotes economic sabotage in the country.
PTD, however, noted that incessant harassment and bullying of its members would no longer be tolerated, adding that its members had suffered one harassment too many in the hands of several state and non-state actors, adding that the menace should forthwith be stopped in the interest of industrial peace, harmony and tranquility.
The oil workers’ body, in the statement, also expressed heartfelt sympathy with the affected victims, assuring them of the preservation of their fundamental rights as enshrined in the law.
It said it was committed to ensuring justice in the unfortunate incident.
The statement reads: “We received with rude shock the sad news of torture, inhuman and degrading treatment meted on two of our members in Owerri, Imo State capital on Sunday, February 25, 2024 by overzealous men of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), while carrying out their legitimate and constitutionally-backed duties.
