BREAKING: Police Seal Off Nasarawa Assembly Complex

The Nasarawa House of Assembly Complex has been sealed off by police.

Daily Report Nigeria reports that the sealing of the Nasarawa Assembly complex is due to a tense situation arising from the emergence of two speakers for the seventh assembly.

The previous Speaker, Rt Hon Ibrahim Balarabe-Abdullahi, and Hon Daniel Ogazi were both elected as speakers during simultaneous sessions on Tuesday.

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Balarabe-Abdullahi secured his position at a gathering held at the Ministry for Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs, while Ogazi assumed the role of Speaker through proceedings at the State Assembly complex.

Thirteen members-elect, including those from opposition political parties, rallied behind Ogazi, while eleven remained loyal to Balarabe-Abdullahi.

On Wednesday, DSP Ramhan Nansel, the state Police Public Relations Officer, released a statement regarding the sealing off of the assembly complex.

Nansel stated that the action was carried out following a directive from the state Commissioner of Police, Maiyaki Mohammed-Baba.

The decision, he said, was made after consultations with other security agencies in the state.