Police Seals Off Nasarawa State Assembly Complex

The Police has sealed off the Nasarawa State House of Assembly Complex, to avert a breakdown of law and order following the emergence of two speakers for the seventh Assembly.

The State Police Public Relations Officer PPRO, DSP Ramhan Nansel this on Wednesday in a statement in Lafia.

Nansel said that the action was due to a directive by the State Commissioner of Police, Mr Maiyaki Mohammed-Baba, after consultation with other security agencies in the state.

The members on Tuesday, June 6 held two parallel proceedings resulting in the emergence of two different Speakers for the Assembly.

An unusual heavy security presence was noticed at the complex.

NAN/ Mercy Chukwudiebere