The Nigerian Army, in a statement o Monday, has clarified issues surrounding the presence of soldiers at the premises of the venue of the meeting of Labour with Federal Government on Monday in Abuja.
Nigerian Army said, “The attention of Army Headquarters has been drawn to a false breaking news by NLC alleging that soldiers currently surround the venue of the ongoing meeting between NLC and the SGF.”
“Kindly note that the NSA, Mallam Nuhu Ribadu, who is also attending the meeting, arrived at the meeting venue with his retinue of statutorily approved military escorts. Once the meeting is over, the escorts will lead the NSA from the venue.”
“Kindly disregard the deliberate and misleading falsehood being peddled about the presence of the escorts at the meeting.”
Recall, the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) raised an alarm via its official social media (X) handle that officers of the Nigerian Army were sighted surrounding the venue of the meeting of the Organised Labour and Federal government’s led team at the office of Secretary to the Government of the federation (SFG) in Abuja.
The alarm raised by the Nigeria Labour Congress quickly sparked off reactions across social media and several other online media platforms.
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