The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) has warned that it would not hesitate to call for a nationwide industrial action to support the Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) in the ongoing strike against kidnapping of students and teachers in Oyo State should governments at all levels fail to address the crisis decisively.

In a statement by its President, Joe Ajaero, NLC expressed solidarity with teachers across the country, describing the industrial action as a courageous response to the repeated abduction of teachers, students and pupils by criminal elements.

According to the labour leader, the strike reflects the determination of teachers to protect themselves and those under their care rather than continue to operate under constant fear of attack.

The NLC said the strike should also serve as a wake-up call to governments at all levels to confront what it described as a growing “insecurity industry” that continues to threaten lives and livelihoods across the country.

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