Chevron mobilize Ekpan youths to disrupt Itsekiri peaceful protest - NAIG
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Chevron mobilize Ekpan youths to disrupt Itsekiri peaceful protest - NAIG
National Association of Itsekiri Graduates(NAIG) has accused Chevron Nigeria Limited today Monday March 21, 2022 of mobilising Ekpan Youths to disrupt the peaceful protest staged against Chevron over the marginalisation of Itsekiri Graduates in VTP 5 and VTP 6 in Chevron working as slaves over the years.
The Ekpan youths who came out enmasse with machetes and other dangerous weapons attacked the unarmed Itsekiri Graduates protesters from all sides, carted away with some valuables and injuring some protesters in the process.
According to the group, the peaceful protest was for Chevron to reopen the Vocational Training Programme and regularize Itsekiri Graduates in VTP5 and VTP6 who are over due for promotion.
Addressing newsmen shortly after the disruption of the peaceful protests at the NAIG Secretariat in Ugbori, Warri, President of the Graduate body, Comr. Ben Eyitemi Eburajolo stated that "At about 11am during the course of the peaceful protest, Ekpan youths sponsored by Chevron Nigeria limited carrying machetes and other dangerous weapon came to attack Itsekiri graduates fully aware that we are unarmed''
''We are calling on the security operatives to investigate the issue and bring the perpetrators to book and pay for the crime committed''
''we are giving CNL seven days to do the needful by responding to our demand''
''we are writing a petition to the appropriate security operation to investigate the issue of manning and attempted murder by CNL, we will not rest until our demands are met''.
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