Some members of the Islamic
Movement in Nigeria (IMN) broke into the premises of the national assembly,
forcing federal lawmakers to adjourn plenary.
The IMN members were said to have
overpowered security operatives before breaking down the first gate.
Shouts of “Allah Akbar” rented
the air after the aggrieved protesters gained entry into the complex.
They advanced towards the second
gate, which lead to the chambers but were stopped by their leaders who appealed
to them not to proceed further.
At this point the policemen who
had fled also joined to make entreaties to the mob.
The protesters kicked against the
continued detention of Ibrahim El-Zakzaky, their leader.
Yusuf Lasun, deputy speaker of
the house of representatives, who was presiding over plenary, announced that he
had just been briefed of the development before the lawmakers adjourned.
He said he chose to adjourn
plenary out of caution.
Security has been beefed up
around the the legislative chamber.
During a procession
in commemoration of Zakzaky‘s 68th birthday, the IMN members threatened to
change their style of protest.
Zakzaky has been in the custody
of the Department of State Security (DSS) since December 2015.
He is currently facing trial over
“culpable homicide, unlawful assembly, and disruption of public peace”.
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