Chaos erupted at Unity Fountain in Abuja as members of the Senior Staff Association of Nigerian Universities (SSANU) and the Non-Academic Staff Union of Universities (NASU) clashed with security personnel during a protest over unpaid salaries.
The protesters, led by SSANU President Mohammed Aruna Ibrahim and NASU General Secretary Comrade Peters Adeyemi, were demanding the payment of their four-month salary arrears. These arrears had been excluded from the recent payments made to members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU).
Despite a presidential directive to pay the arrears, SSANU and NASU members were left out, prompting the protest.
The situation escalated when security personnel attempted to prevent the protesters from leaving the convergence point, leading to a tense standoff and chaotic scenes at the protest site.
