The way of life of constant viciousness by members of the Nigerian Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) as of late spiraled into the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) when its two groups took part in a horrendous conflict over the control of the union and its national headquarters. The long-term bad dream endured by South-Westerners in the possession of transport union hooligans and their political benefactors has shown up in the FCT. Residents, the National Assembly, and different stakeholders ought to push back now to stay away from the 'agbero' oppression that South-Westerners persevere.

FCT residents ought not be careless or view the unfurling adventure as simply one more intra-trade union administration tussle. It is more than that. It follows a format of state-catch, famously utilized by the two significant political parties in the South-West states where they support rival transport union groups, whose members then, at that point, double as party hooligans, and coercive constituent troopers. That evil framework is coming to Abuja.

The NURTW National President, Tajudeen Baruwa, and the former VP, Tajudeen Agbede, are competing for control of the union. To the surprise of no one, aside from litigation, rival suspension and removal orders, the union members' instrument of decision in the challenge is viciousness. During the conflict at union's national headquarters, one individual passed on and a few others were harmed.

Sadly, the police, and the Division of State Services, rather than fair and harsh policing, showed troubling partisanship.

The Minister of the FCT, Nyesom Wike, the police and the DSS should transcend governmental issues. They shouldn't permit the unions to burden residents with the extortionist, savage vehicle unions, the manner in which Lagos and other South-West urban areas have been damaged. As of now, the FCT is confronting other security challenges, including kidnappings, equipped burglary, and herders and bandit assaults in its rural areas.

Experience in Lagos shows how the unions defy each traffic rule, cause gridlock, extort transporters, and take part in political thuggery and cultism.

In answering the fracas, security specialists apprehended and detained Baruwa and 21 others, however inquisitively left the other rival group immaculate.

Nigeria's leaders have made the country hazardous by blending political issues with law enforcement. Such conduct permitted psychological oppression and banditry to birth and spread in the North. In the South-West, it dislikes union masters, cultists and land grabbers. In the South, criminally-minded of militants capturing the region's struggle for asset control and aligning with politicians have become non-state sovereigns never-endingly acting exempt from the laws that apply to everyone else.

As per the International Labour Organization, trade unions are intended to address the requirements of laborers, and aggregately deal with stakeholders to improve the existences of their members. Be that as it may, in Nigeria, transport unions have practical experience in extortion. Enrollment, payment of dues, charges and tribute are fiercely authorized.

Union overlords think about parks, routes, vehicles, and offices as vanquished domains for self-enrichment. A report by the International Centre for Investigative Reporting expressed that in Lagos, the unions get N123 billion yearly from business vehicles. Their exercises are assessed to make normal vehicle admissions multiple times higher.

All around the South-West, savagery, killings, and general anarchy are the handmaidens of the unions. Some store weapons, abuse drugs, and wreck public bus stations, and terminals. Of the 29 unions affiliated to the Nigeria Labour Congress, just the transport unions regularly snare transport operators and laborers on the roads and effectively gather duty.

The Acting IGP, Kayode Egbetokun, and the FCT police commissioner, Haruna Garba, shouldn't think twice. US federal law enforcement have explored and charged Hunter Biden, a son of the sitting president, with crimes. That is the stuff of a vote-based system and social orders governed by law and order.

Nigerians ought to join residents to oppose the replication of the transport union rebellion in the FCT. South-West residents, particularly in Lagos, ought to likewise challenge the 'agbero' oppression and the complicity of the state governments.

As the unofficial spokesman of the President here on Nairaland, i can assure Nigerians that President Tinubu will Wade into this matter and every matter will be Resolved!!

Wahala

This is very very insightful and the police should jump into action to forestall break of law n order in the FCT without further ado.

But OP on a second thought what do you think the police should do about the killing of police men in Alaigbo with the state capture by Ipob ESN n UGM going on right now ?

You write so well I hope you can write on that too and possibly a little on Boko Haram too.

Veegil:

Nigerians ought to join residents to oppose the replication of the transport union rebellion in the FCT. South-West residents, particularly in Lagos, ought to likewise challenge the 'agbero' oppression and the complicity of the state governments.