By Lola Seriki-Idahosa, Kaduna
Tracereporters –Days after Mr.Thompson Emmanuel who worked as a welder in a Turkish company, Motech United Industry Limited, one of the companies maintaining the Kaduna Refining and Petrochemical Company (KRPC), was smashed on his head repeatedly with a helmet by Mr Gencayl, the Personnel Manager of the company leading to injury in one of his eyes.
The Eagle Brain Human Right Organization, an NGO Yesterday on behalf of Mr. Thompson led a protest in Kaduna to demand justice for him.
Mr. Thompson Emmanuel who was beaten, injured and handed over to a DSS by his former Boss; a Turkish National.
Trouble started on 25th of October, 2024, when he went to the PM of company after he was disengaged to demand for his outstanding payment.
It was learnt that while making the demand, the PM, engaged him in a heated argument and asked him to vacate the premises telling him that the company is not going to pay him a dime, but he insisted on getting his money.
This led to the PM repeatedly beating him with an helmet on his head and hitting him in one of his eyes.
Thompson, explained that when they noticed that he was bleeding, instead of letting him go, he handed him over to a DSS official working with them and ordered him to take him to the DSS custody.
Narrating his ordeal, “He sacked me and I went to meet him to tell him the account to pay me and he asked why should i come to his office which resulted in an argument and the next thing he wiped my head with an helmet repeatedly.
“As I am now, I have no money to go to the hospital for treatment, they refused to treat me, take me to the hospital. I had to go to a chemist for treatment. That’s was why I ran to Eagle Brain, for help.” He said.
As at the time of this report, contact has not been established with the company as security denied media entrance to the KRPC promises.
The protesters who matched to the KRPC gate with various inscriptions such as “You must respect the rights of our citizens, Justice for Thompson, Justice must be served, Foreigners cannot come and kill us in our country” and lots more, some of us where not allowed to enter the compound for a dialogue with the management.
Addressing Journalists after meeting the Management of the Company, Mr. Daniel Ejembi, Chief Executive Officer of Eagle Brain Human Right Organization, said their involvement was as a result of a complaint by the victim that his rights has been trampled upon by his former employer.
According to him, “He came to us that he need justice and we felt whoever was responsible has to face the full wrath of the law and we are here to demand for a compensation for him.
“The company sacked, injured and abandoned him until we took protest to them and they have agreed to treat him and also promised to meet our demand, but pleading for mercy for their staff.
“While we await the fulfillment of their promise to him and get back to us, we are also taking a legal step to make sure the man do not escape justices.
“Eagle Brain Human Right Organization want justices to be serve, that would serve as a deterrent to anyone who has such thought of victimising workers henceforth.” Ejembi, stated.
