The Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) says the recent killings by suspected Fulani herdsmen can stop investors from coming into the country.

There have been reports of killings by suspected herdsmen in some parts of the country, with the latest recorded in Benue state on New Year’s Day.

And according to a statement by the NLC on Tuesday, the development will pursue foreign investors from the country.

“Mass killing is enough a symptom of terrorism and we can’t afford to have our country classified as a safe haven for terrorist groups as these will scare off the much needed foreign investment in our country,” it said.

“We are upset at the rate of serial killings around the country, notably in Benue, Nasarawa, Adamawa, Rivers and Taraba States reported in the media as orchestrated actions of armed civilians in the guise of herdsmen.

“We are more worried that these mass murders have continued unabated as if our security agencies are helpless. These killings have not only threatened security of lives and properties but constitute a major impediment to the much needed growth and development of the country as regular work in both informal and formal sectors of the economy have grimly been hampered while the economy groans.”