Protesting members of the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT), Benue State branch last week vented their anger on the Chairman of the Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) Comrade Simon Anchaver, beating him to a pulp.
The incident occurred during a protest march across the major streets of Makurdi over the non-implementation of the new national minimum wage for primary school teachers.
Numbering over 1,000, the teachers condemned the indifferent attitude of government towards their plights.
Mid-way into the protest, armed policemen in 10 Hilux arrived the Government House gate and tear gassed the teachers.
Some of the teachers were horse whipped while many who sustained gun but injuries were rushed to hospitals for treatment.
The agitated protesting teachers pounced on Anchver, beating him mercilessly.
He was later rescued by policemen who took him inside Government House for safety.
The teachers accused the NLC boss, who is nursing governorship ambition, of abandoning their minimum wage course for politics.
Anchaver, who bled profusely, was smuggled to the Federal Medical Centre for treatment.
In a telephone interview, he denied allegations he had abandoned teachers in the state in their struggle over National Minimum Wage.
The NLC boss described teachers in the state as ingrate, stating he has done everything humanly possible for the implementation of their minimum wage.