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, demanded payment of their four-month arrears, which were excluded from the recent payment to Academic Staff Union of Universities (ASUU) members.
POLITICS NIGERIA understands that despite a presidential directive to pay the arrears, SSANU and NASU members were left out.
Security personnel had attempted to prevent the protesters from leaving the convergence point, leading to a tense standoff.
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