Nationwide Strike: NLC Storms Lagos Bank, Stops Customers From Transactions

Members of the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) reportedly stormed a branch of Polaris Bank in Lagos on Monday, disrupting the day’s transactions.

Customers were stopped from patronizing the bank as the union members enforced the strike action declared earlier by Labour.

According to Daily Trust, the NLC members chased staff from the bank as well as customers.

This comes shortly after organized Labour took over the Lagos State Secretariat at Alausa to enforce the strike over minimum wage and the high cost of living.

Reports are that workers were prevented from accessing the Alausa Secretariat as early as 7:00 am in the morning.

While the protest and barricade were ongoing, the Chairperson of NLC, Comrade Funmi Sessi, led her members and executive to a Polaris Bank branch in Alausa, chasing out all the workers and customers.