The chairman of Nigeria Labour Congress in Ebonyi State, Comrade Ikechukwu Nwafor, yesterday called for the release from police custody of the maker of a viral video where security personnel were allegedly flogging civil servants for lateness.
Nwafor alleged that the personal assistant to the commissioner for infrastructure development and concession, Chief Romanus Nwasum and his official driver were both arrested and put in detention for doing the video.
Comrade Nwafor in a statement condemned the act and called on the Inspector General of Police, Baba Usman, to order their unconditional release.
He said the union did not see any crime committed, adding that this is an era of citizen journalism.
“NLC condemns in strongest terms the October 4, 2022 incident wherein soldiers allegedly flogged civil servants who reported late to work with horsewhips at the entrance gate of the state’s airport site in Okaleru, Ezza North local government area of the state,” he said.
The commissioner for information and state orientation, Barr. Uchenna Orji in a statement however denied the allegation, describing it as fabricated.
Barr. Orji said the viral video was doctored to discredit the governor by enemies of the state government.
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