Boatmen protest over 34 months of unpaid Nigerian army debts
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Leadership
Houseboat service workers protested outside the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt to demand 34 months of unpaid wages, which they blame on the army. Their case has been adjourned to 18 November 2026, according to Leadership.
Boatmen employed by houseboat rental companies protested outside the Federal High Court in Port Harcourt, in the Niger Delta, to demand 34 months of unpaid wages, according to the Nigerian newspaper Leadership.
The companies Peaches Integrated Services, Etucom Integrated Services and Godsam Industrial Services took legal action to compel the Attorney-General of the Federation, the Chief of Defence Staff and the commander of the Joint Task Force Operation Delta Safe to settle their rental debts. Justice Stephen Daylop Pam adjourned the case to 18 November 2026 for consideration of a preliminary objection.
The protesters, who carried placards, are asking President Bola Tinubu and the National Assembly to intervene with the military authorities. Several of them say they can no longer feed their families or pay their children’s school fees, as Christmas approaches.
