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NAPO President, Others Arraigned in Court, Remanded in Prison Custody

By Confidence Buradum

Oct 13, 2022

In what is believed to be deft moves by the Federal Government and the multinationals involved to subdue the uprising by workers at the Train 7 project site in Bonny Island, the President General of the National Association of Plant Operators (NAPO), Harold Benstowe, alongside three other officials of the association arrested have been arraigned in court.

Harold Benstowe, John Jumbo, Christian Onwuamalam and Monday Ndimbasi were arrested by the Department of State Services (DSS) and handed over to the Operation Sting Outfit of the Rivers State Police Command on Tuesday, October 11, 2022 in Port Harcourt, Rivers State.

SEEN AS A HERO? President General, National Association of Plant Operators (NAPO), Harold Benstowe, indigene of Bonny LGA, member, Benstowe Chieftaincy House of Bonny Kingdom, plant operator, labour leader, activist, mobilizer, amongst others is seen as a folk hero by workers on the Train 7 project. Is he on the way to jail for allegedly sabotaging Nigeria’s economic efforts at the train 7 project?

The Nigerian Police Force (NPF) on Thursday, October 13, 2022 in suit number: PMC/RMP/025A/2022 at the Rivers State Magistrate Court sitting in Port Harcourt before Magistrate Amadi Nnah, arraigned the four defendants on a two-count charge of conspiracy and economic sabotage.

After submissions by the Legal Officer of Operation Sting, Port Harcourt, Eniyepere Sikpi, a Superintendent of Police (SP), to the prosecuting authority, the Nigeria Police Force, and Precious Imabiwo Yerikabo Counsel to the defendants, Amadi Nnah adjourned the case for mention to Monday, October 24, 2022.

The four defendants are to be remanded at the Port Harcourt Correctional Centre, Dockyard, Bundu-Ama, until the adjourned date.

In a chat with Kristina Reports, the NAPO President General, Harold Benstowe accused the DSS of deceit and meddling in labour related issues between workers and their employers, stressing that they were invited by the DSS for a meeting to resolve the dispute between members of NAPO working with Daewoo Engineering and Construction Nigeria Limited and the management of the company.

“The DSS deceived us; we thought this is an organisation that is sincere and saying the truth but they conspired with the management of Daewoo Engineering and Construction Company to want to incarcerate us in order to continue the maltreatment of our members that are working there.”

“This is a purely labour matter but the DSS and the Nigerian Police conspired with the Koreans to want to stifle the rights of Nigerian workers, that is just the position now.”

“We were brought to court in the ground that they want to remand us, they have to carry out further investigation and we are saying what further investigation in a union matter?”

2 Comments

  1. Daniel olokpa

    If a citizen cannot talk or a worker cannot ask for a better welfare again ooo; God of justice stand by my president last, last, there will be joy.

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