Baruwa Detained After Seizing NURTW Headquarters Amid Leadership Crisis

Tajudeen Baruwa was arrested by police on Monday, hours after leading his faction to take over the National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW) secretariat in Abuja.

Baruwa and his loyalists had earlier stormed the headquarters, displacing the faction aligned with Musiliu Akinsanya, popularly called MC Oluomo, before authorities stepped in and took him into custody.

The takeover and arrest highlight the latest twist in the union’s prolonged leadership dispute between the Baruwa and MC Oluomo factions, which has persisted since 2024. While MC Oluomo was elected National President by union members in November 2024, a subsequent court ruling favoured Baruwa after the conflict entered the courts, paving the way for the latest confrontation.

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