The Trade Union Congress of Nigeria (TUC) has appealed to Nigerians to stop attacking bank workers noting that they are also victims of the cash crisis facing the nation.
The Congress made the appeal in a statement signed by its President, Festus Osifo, and Secretary General, Nuhu Toro, on Monday, in Lagos.
It said bank and financial institution employees at junior and senior staff levels were mere workers who distribute only currencies made available to the various banks by the regulatory agencies.
The TUC appeals to Nigerians not to be provoked adding that where they choose to publicly demonstrate their feelings, which is their human right they should do so peacefully.
It assured members of the public that the TUC, to which the Senior Staff of Banks, Insurance and Financial Institutions (ASSBIFI) belongs, was doing everything in its powers to find a solution to the financial crisis.
The congress, however, said it does not in any way encourage miscreants and those destroying public or private infrastructure looting valuables of innocent Nigerians and shops under the guise of protest.