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Thousands of Nigerians took to the streets in Lagos on Wednesday, to support an upcoming general strike against fuel price hikes. Adams Oshiomhole, president of the Nigeria Labor Congress addressed the throng of supporters saying that on November 16 the people were going to, "begin the fight against poverty, unemployment and dictatorship." The union is calling for a complete shut-down in the production of the fifth-biggest source of oil for the United States. At the rally, Joseph Eva a leader of a group that represents the Ijaw tribe in the Niger-delta "threatened that any oil worker seen at a flow station would be attacked or kidnapped." The union also announced it's intention to specifically target the Royal Dutch/Shell Group.