Insurgents turn abducted girls to maids, wives – Parents allege
Relatives of the 40 girls abducted on Tuesday by Boko Haram insurgents from Michika and Madagali local governments areas of Adamawa State, yesterday alleged that the insurgents have turned some of the girls to housemaids and some married off to their leaders.
A parent who pleaded anonymity said the insurgents actually abducted about 80 girls and women.
He said, however, later in the night, the insurgents had to separate the elderly women from the girls and released the women “who are now languishing in the forest as they could not locate their ancestral homes because they have been razed down by the insurgents.
“We were told by trapped residents that the elderly women have been released while the insurgents moved away with the younger ones.”
Another relative, who also pleaded anonymity, enjoined the federal and Adamawa State governments to “show political will at rescuing the abducted girls so that they will not be left in the hands of the insurgents for too long to save them from being abused or exploited.
“We are confused that hours after the so called cease fire agreement between the Federal Government and Boko Haram insurgents, our girls were abducted by the insurgents.
“We are at a loss about government’s sincerity on the whole issue and we urged it to rescue our daughters without further delay as we are ready to die searching for our missing ones.”
Wage deregulation: Labour threatens nationwide strike
• Begins mobilization Monday
A parent who pleaded anonymity said the insurgents actually abducted about 80 girls and women.
He said, however, later in the night, the insurgents had to separate the elderly women from the girls and released the women “who are now languishing in the forest as they could not locate their ancestral homes because they have been razed down by the insurgents.
“We were told by trapped residents that the elderly women have been released while the insurgents moved away with the younger ones.”
Another relative, who also pleaded anonymity, enjoined the federal and Adamawa State governments to “show political will at rescuing the abducted girls so that they will not be left in the hands of the insurgents for too long to save them from being abused or exploited.
“We are confused that hours after the so called cease fire agreement between the Federal Government and Boko Haram insurgents, our girls were abducted by the insurgents.
“We are at a loss about government’s sincerity on the whole issue and we urged it to rescue our daughters without further delay as we are ready to die searching for our missing ones.”
Wage deregulation: Labour threatens nationwide strike
• Begins mobilization Monday
By Bimbola Oyesola
Organised Labour has threatened a nationwide strike over the decision of the National Assembly to remove wage and other labour issues from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List.
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), in separate statements yesterday warned that the decision would be resisted by the Nigerian workers.
NLC General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) has been scheduled for Monday to mobilize workers:
“We wish to state in no uncertain terms that the Congress will mobilize its members to resist this move to scrap the national minimum wage. We appeal to the Nigerian people to show understanding in the event of fall-outs from our proposed action.”
NLC said it suspended its national campaign and mobilization on the same subject matter at the instance of the leadership of the Senate which promised to revisit the issue having then being “better informed.”
The TUC in its own statement in Abuja by its president, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama, said it was an attempt by the federal lawmakers to further impoverish Nigerian workers by outlawing the meagre National Minimum Wage through the backdoor:
“We call on the trade union movements, the civil society groups, religious leaders, royal fathers, and other well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to reverse its decision to deregulate wages in order to avert the mother of all strike that will be embarked upon by labour to press home its demands.”
Organised Labour has threatened a nationwide strike over the decision of the National Assembly to remove wage and other labour issues from the Exclusive Legislative List to the Concurrent List.
Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC), in separate statements yesterday warned that the decision would be resisted by the Nigerian workers.
NLC General Secretary, Dr. Peter Ozo-Eson, said an emergency meeting of its National Executive Council (NEC) has been scheduled for Monday to mobilize workers:
“We wish to state in no uncertain terms that the Congress will mobilize its members to resist this move to scrap the national minimum wage. We appeal to the Nigerian people to show understanding in the event of fall-outs from our proposed action.”
NLC said it suspended its national campaign and mobilization on the same subject matter at the instance of the leadership of the Senate which promised to revisit the issue having then being “better informed.”
The TUC in its own statement in Abuja by its president, Comrade Bobboi Bala Kaigama, said it was an attempt by the federal lawmakers to further impoverish Nigerian workers by outlawing the meagre National Minimum Wage through the backdoor:
“We call on the trade union movements, the civil society groups, religious leaders, royal fathers, and other well-meaning Nigerians to prevail on the National Assembly to reverse its decision to deregulate wages in order to avert the mother of all strike that will be embarked upon by labour to press home its demands.”
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