Police tear-gas protesting teachers
Over 50 armed policemen yesterday dispersed with tear gas, primary school teachers in Kogi State.
The incident occurred during a protest over non- payment of their 2014 November and December salaries and allowances.
The teachers, under the Basic Education Staff Association of Nigeria (BESAN), who converged on the Nataco junction from where they embarked on a peaceful protest to the office of the State Universal Basic Education Board (SUBEB), ran for safety when the policemen stormed the area.
Some of them sustained injuries. Those who could not run were assaulted by the policemen.
BESAN Chairman, Comrade Adomu Sule, said the protest was in reaction to a statement credited to the Chairman of Kogi SUBEB, Mallam Nuhu Ahmed that the government was not owing basic education teachers.
He said: “The government is owing teachers in Ajaokuta, Ofu, Okene, Olamaboro and Omala local governments 2014 November salary. Government is also owing us 2014 December salary.
“We have not received leave bonus for five years and incremental/promotion allowances have not been paid, yet government claims it is not owing us.”
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