Nigeria: 6 Labour Leaders Arrested

14 October 2003

Lagos — CURRENT fuel price crisis assumed a different dimension yesterday as Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) said police in Abuja arrested six of its leaders picketing some filling stations which sold petrol at above the official N34 per litre.

The six included Senior Assistant General Secretary of NLC, Elder Linus Ukamba, who led the action at an undisclosed filling station.

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