Earlier today 20/11/2014, Officers of the Nigerian Police invaded
the National Assembly with reasons of which
according to them was to restore peace and order.
In a statement by the Ag. CP and Force Public
relations Officer, Emmanuel C.S Ojukwu, PSC, which
reads " following an intelligence report on the invasion
of the house of Representative by hoodlums and
thugs, the Nigeria Police promptly deployed its
personel to prevent a breakdown of law and order"
According to them, while in the course of duty, the
arrival of the speaker of the house of Assembly, Alh.
Aminu Tambuwal CFR, who last month defected from
the ruling PDP to the opposition party and
accompanied by a crowd made up of thugs who
evaded due process and broke cordon warranted the
actions taken by the officers of the nations police force.
Issues
Further investigations on what would have prompted
the chaos and diorderliness at the headquarter of the
Nations Arm of Government, it was discovered
these was tied to the refusal of the opposition
member in the house to extend state of emergency in
the northeast region of Nigeria.
Thursdays ( Todays) parliament session had been
converned to discuss the presidents request to extend
the long 18 Month State of Emergency in 3 States in
the countrys Northeast region I.e Adamawa, Borno
and Yobe with reasons such as to sustain the pressure
against the terror Islamic Boko Haram group of which
the reverse is the case to the lower opposition
members who claimed and described the presidents
request and tactics as a "Failure".
"Emergency rule is over as far as we are concerned"
"Zakaria Mohammed, the house of representatives
spoke person " ( as quoted by AFP news agency )
Notwithstanding, no vote was taken as the closure of
the Parliament was ordered by the senate President
due to unrest within the complex
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