Many injured as thugs attack bus conductors in Abuja

Hell was let loose on Thursday at the premises of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council Secretariat, Abuja, as some thugs attacked a group under the aegis of Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN). The group who had hired the main hall of the secretariat for the official inauguration of their association were […]

Hell was let loose on Thursday at the premises of the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) FCT Council Secretariat, Abuja, as some thugs attacked a group under the aegis of Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria (BCAN).

The group who had hired the main hall of the secretariat for the official inauguration of their association were violently attacked and chased away in the middle of the event.

Speaking after the incident the Chairman of the association, Israel Ade Adeshola, expressed shock and described the incident as unfortunate.

“We are at the NUJ Secretariat today to inaugurate our association Bus Conductors Association of Nigeria ( BCAN ). In the cause of the event, some miscreants stormed the venue of the event with cutlasses, dager, knives and other dangerous weapons and chased all the dignitaries and invited guests out of the hall while they injured many of our members,” he said.

Adeshola said the inauguration of the association is aimed at combating and eradicating rampant cases of ‘One Chance’ in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) and keeping accurate data of conductors.

“They also attacked security agents including police, DSS operatives and Vehicle Inspection Officers (VIO). They chased people into different offices and injured them,” he said.

Meanwhile, police personnel have been deployed to the scene to prevent further breakdown of law and order.