Unpaid Salary: Kogi Police fire tear gas, beat protesting Teachers

BY BANABAS ATTAH- ABUJA (Per Second News )

Police on Thursday fired tear gas on primary school teachers in Kogi state during a protest over non payment of 2014 November and December salaries as well as other entitlement and allowances.

The teachers under the Basic Education Staff Association of Nigeria, (BASAN) who converged at Nataco junction in Lokoja were on a peaceful protest to the office of the State Universal Basic Education Board, when the police engaged them.

Per Second News learnt that some of the protesters sustained injuries.

Addressing Journalists before the police attack,the BESAN chairman, Comrade Adomu Sule, said the protest was in reaction to the statement credited to the Chairman of SUBEB that the state government was not owing basic education teachers.

" We are out today to let the world know that the Kogi state government is owing basic education teachers in the state. We also want the federal government and the public to know how government is killing public school.

They have all removed their children from public schools to private schools and as such whether public school is dead or not they are not bothered about it," he said.

While calling on the federal government to intervene in the matter, Adomu said no amount of intimidation would stop them from demanding their right, adding that they will use legal means to ensure that their entitlement are paid.

Meanwhile, one of the teacher, Asabe Audu, 53 wondered why the police should attack them when they are protesting peacefully without obstructing economic activities.

Showing bruises on her hand, she lamented that a police officer she taught at LEA primary school, in catoment area of Lokoja was the same officer who tear gas her.

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