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Tuc Rivers State Council

PRESS RELEASE...

 TUC Rivers State Condemns Killing of 3

Protesting Students; Call for Investigation and

Resignation of the Vice Chancellor

The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC)

Rivers State condemns in its entirety the

unwarranted killing today of three students of

the University of Port Harcourt who were on a

peaceful protest.
We are worried that if three

unarmed protesting students will be killed in cold

blood then there is no guarantee that protesting

workers or citizens will not be killed.

We call on the authorities of the University of

Port Harcourt, the Rivers State Commissioner of

Police, the Inspector General of Police and the

Hon. Minister for Education to as a matter of

utmost urgency identify and prosecute those who

killed the innocent protesting students. We note

that students all over the world have the right to

protest. And as a matter of fact, the right to

peaceful protest is protected by the Nigerian

constitution.

We want to state categorically that if within 14

days our demand is not met, we shall convene

an emergency TUC State Council meeting and

invite the State Council to take a decision on this

matter including the decision to withdraw the

services of all our members in Rivers State.

We appeal to all parents, civil society

organisations and people of good conscience to

rise up against the unwarranted and cold blooded

killing of these students, whose only offence was

protesting against the policy of the authorities of

the University of Port Harcourt. We want to state

categorically that if the Vice Chancellor of

UNIPORT cannot handle a mere student protest,

then he should resign immediately.

Silence in this matter cannot be golden but an

actively collaboration with the murderers of the

students.

Solidarity forever

For: Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC)

Rivers State Council

Comrade Hyginus Chika Onuegbu FCA, JP

State Chairman