TODAY
December 30, 2020
Score of youths from Oginigba, the host Community of American oil services, Halliburton, in Trans-Amadi, Obio/Akpor local government area, of Rivers State early Wednesday morning barricaded the entrance to the company.
The youths claimed that they were protesting the sack of some of the firm’s workers who were indigenes of the community
The protesting youths who also claimed to be members of National Youth Council of Nigeria, NYCN, placed fetish materials like palm leaves, native pots among others to barricade all entrances to the company’s premises.
“They mean business. They brought in canopies, musical drums, cooking pots and others. It has has been carnival. But one unfortunate scenario is that they are not obeying COVID-19 protocols. Most of are not wearing face masks”.