NURTW Members Attacks Fire Service State Director in Zamfara

By Sani Dutsinma

The National Union of Roads Transport Workers, NURTW, Zamfara state branch has attacked staff of the state fire service on Wednesday, living ten staff with serious degree of injury.

Among those injured during attack includes the state Director of the fire service, Abdullahi Jibo Dauran and ten others.

Briefing newsmen at Amenity ward of Yariman Bakura Specialist Hospital Gusau, the state commissioner of works Alhaji Rabiu Garba Said government has take adequate measures to address the issue.

Alhaji Rabiu Garba said he already briefed the state Deputy Governor Senator Hassan Nasiha who is also the acting as the Governor of the state assured to punish the perpetrators of the deadly act.

He described the act as barbaric, unfortunate as the state government is currently doing it best to ensure that citizens are enjoying lasting peace across the state.

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Speaking to newsmen on his sickbed, the state Director of the fire service, Abdullahi Jibo Dauran said the members of the NURTW have invaded their primacies with three Homer Buses with their state chairman Hamisu Kasuwar Daji directing them to attack their personnel.

Abdullahi Jibo said he is trying to control his personnel and directed to Lock their gate but the Union members overpowered them and start beating them with sticks and merchants living ten people wounded including the state director of the fire service.

When Radio Nigeria correspondent in Gusau visited the state fire service office find out that, the gate was locked and a lot of stones were seen at the primacies.

Lawali Damba was one of the victims of the attack who said that, the clash follows minor disagreement between him and the members of the Union which resolved amicably and later escalate following the involvement of their chairman Hamisu Kasuwar Daji.

All efforts to contact the state police public relation officer SP Muhammad Shehu proved abortive as he is not answering the calls like wise the state NURTW chairman Hamisu kasuwar Daji as some sources revealed that he is under police detention.