The Nigerian Labour Congress (NLC) has fingered Kaduna State Governor, Nasir El-Rufai for allegedly sponsored thugs to disrupt the peaceful protest.
The protesters were attacked by thugs on Tuesday.
The NLC members, led by the Unions National President, Ayuba Wabba were protesting at the NEPA roundabout in kaduna metropolis when they were attacked.
The thugs threw stones and other projectiles at the civil servants leaving a number of them injured before the Police operatives immediately swung in to action dispersing the thugs with tear gas.
Speaking with journalists amid the protest, Mr Wabba said that he informed the Department of State Services after he received earlier information of the plan to disrupt the protest.
“Today is a very sad moment in the history of democracy in Nigeria.
“Early in the morning today, we got credible information that El-Rufai has hired one Alhaji Hassan and some thugs to come and attack us.
“While we are here, they came but thank God we have chased them away because we have the number. We are not thugs and we are not using thugs, we are Nigerian workers,” Wabba stated.
