Union Secretary-General Alleges Attempted Murder by Colleagues During Administrative Duty in Abuja
Abuja, Nigeria — A senior official of Nigeria’s main oil workers’ union testified in court Wednesday, alleging a violent assault against him by more than a dozen members of a subordinate branch. The Federal Capital Territory High Court heard charges of attempted murder against the accused, linked to an incident at the national headquarters of the Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers (NUPENG). Afolabi Olawale, secretary-general of NUPENG, claimed to have been nearly …