The spokesman of the Ogun state Police Command, Abimbola Oyeyemi, has debunked a trending video which insinuated that a Chinese company in Ibese area of the state had forcefully locked in its Nigerian workers.
In the video now making the rounds on social media, the workers were said to have gone on rampage because they were hungry and have been forcefully locked in by the company’s authority.
Some of the protesters were heard saying “no more management. This management should have sorted this since yesterday, pay us at least two month salary.”
It also appeared the protesters were destroying some parts of the company’s facility.
However, Oyeyemi said it was an issue between the company and its workers, and not a case of angry youths going about to destroy Chinese facilities as the video is being portrayed in some quarters.
What happened is a dispute between the workers and the management of that company,” he said.
“The workers said since the lockdown started, the management of the company did not allow them to go out of the company; that they locked them inside. So that was what sparked the protest.
“It was the workers that were having problem with the management and it has been resolved. The incident happened three days ago. It is not as if members of the public are attacking the company, no.”
As a part of measures to stop the spread of COVID-19, President Muhammadu Buhari had ordered a two-week extension of the lockdown in the federal capital territory (FCT), Lagos and Ogun states.
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Ojo
April 15, 2020 at 5:24 pm
The incident happened here in Igbesa Not ibese. What really happened was that the Chinese company was threatened their workers with sack, Ie they disobey lockdown order and thereby using force on their workers since along the line their workers was so hungry that they can no longer tolerate the maltreatment melted on them that was what make them to react mind you 99% of their workers are from core northern part of Nigeria. My question now s that are we not having labour union in ogun state or are they not aware that people are been locked inside the factory all this while? One of the worker even said that each time labour visit the zone all they do is to go with Ghana must go full with money no labour Union have sincerely represent workers in this country may God save Nigeria from the wrath that is coming.
Adeleke Wasiu
April 15, 2020 at 7:51 pm
Stay safe my people ,Health is wealth and let’s keep praying better day’s ahead.
Sunny
April 15, 2020 at 8:16 pm
Sure