MWUN CONDEMNS TINCAN PORT CRISIS
/The Prestige Magazine/
The Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria (MWUN) under the leadership of Comrade (Prince) Adewale Adeyanju, fnli, HFCPSP has condemned in totality the act of barbarism meted out to Truckers at TCIT, Tincan Island Port on 6th of February, 2024 by hoodlums hired by the Lagos State Cargo & Transport Committee (LASTCOC).
According to the press release signed by the Union’s Head of Media, Comrd. John Ikemefuna, and made available to the Prestige Magazine Online, the crisis which lasted for hours on Tuesday, had many of the Maritime Truckers attacked with machetes and other dangerous weapons, leaving them (Truckers) with various degrees of injuries.
The Thugs in their large numbers wielding all kinds of dangerous weapons came into Tincan Port to impose illegal sales of ticket at the gate. It was the ensued heated argument between the hoodlums and the Truck drivers that gave rise to the ugly crisis.
It took the efforts of the security agents at the port to douse the tension after serious exchange of gunshots by the hoodlums and the security personnel.
“We as a Union frown at this act of criminality that is always giving room to persons and group of people or associations, who have no business at the port and within the axis, coming to breach the peace of doing legitimate businesses in the maritime sector.”
“It would be recalled that several attacks from same faceless associations also rocked the Tincan Port claiming lives and destroying vehicles at the port.”
“The Maritime Workers Union is appealing to all the security agencies at the ports to please be vigilant and be more proactive in the security of persons, Truckers and property in and around the ports, as no good business thrives in the face of hostilities and crisis as we have experienced in recent times.”
