peratives of the Department of State Services (DSS) have sorrounded the National Assembly complex gates. The stern looking officers of the service, in their numbers, blocked the main gate as early as 6:00am.
The reason for the deployment of security could not be ascertained at the time of this report.
The Senate President, Bukola Saraki, had schelduled a meeting of the leadership of the National Assembly for today, with the view to reconvening the Senate to consider the request of President Muhammadu Buhari on the budget of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).
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SOURCE: SAHARA REPORTS
A female member of the House of Representatives, Hon. Boma Goodhead, on Tuesday dared masked operatives of the Department of State Services at the gate of the National Assembly to shoot her.
The DSS operatives who sealed off the entrance to the National Assembly had arrived as early as 6.55am to prevent lawmakers from gaining access into the premises.
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Masked operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS) yesterday barricaded the gates to the National Assembly complex, shutting out lawmakers.The drama happened amid concern by some legislators, especially those in the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) that their All Progressives Congress (APC) counterparts were plotting to forcefully re-open the premises and impeach the Senate President, Bukola Saraki and his deputy, Ike Ekweremadu.
The apprehension intensified on Monday when it emerged that a meeting of the leadership had been scheduled.But as early as 5:00 a.m., DSS personnel took up positions.When lawmakers attempted to enter, the security men barked they had orders not to allow anybody in.
For hours, the lawmakers kept up the pressure, with a climactic show of defiance by House of Representatives member Boma Goodhead (PDP, Rivers), who dared the operatives to shoot her.
