The Amalgamated Union of Foodstuff and Cattle Dealers in Nigeria has given reason for stopping trucks carrying foodstuff to the Southern States.
The Union stated that its grievance was on the government’s inability to address the killing of members in the Southern forest.
It also said that it has set up a taskforce union to enforce the strike in the Niger State and other regions in the country.
Reacting, the financial secretary of the union stated that despite their letter to the Presidency, the government is yet to reach out to them.
Salisu said, “There is a task force that we set up to enforce the directive by the union that there would be no transportation of cattle and foodstuffs to the South with effect from Thursday. So, the union set up the task force to prevent sabotage.
“In the communiqué we issued, we said the strike would start yesterday (Thursday), and so, we have started the strike. Now, there is no loading of commodities to the South, but those who attempted to violate the directive were stopped in Niger State.”
Also reacting to a statement by the Defence Headquarters, Salisu said the issue did not concern the military.
“What is the military’s business with our issue? We have sent our directive and we have no issue with them. What is their business with us? Even if we have a problem, it is the police we would invite and not the military.”
“Those vehicles stopped in Niger State are still there; they won’t be allowed to move to the South,” he vowed.
Also, confirming the stoppage of cattle and foodstuffs to the South on Friday, the Coordinator of Miyetti Allah in Kwara State, Aliyu Mohammed, said the development was factual.
Mohammed also claimed that his members were being killed.
”We are not doing anything wrong and yet our people in the forests are being killed for no just cause,” he said.
On Thursday, the AUFCDN initiated a strike and stopping foodstuff from going to the Southern States. Lots of truck were seen in a viral video packed and denied passage from Niger State.
The Defence Headquarters later cleared the area and advised groups to avoid anything that will bring ethnic battle amongst Nigerians.
Source: SaharaReporters
