The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan\nhas raised an alarm of an alleged plot to attack the National Assembly. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lawan who disclosed this at an\nemergency closed-door meeting the Senate leadership had with top security\nofficials, said the disclosure is backed by reports of security threat to the\nassembly complex he received. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement released by his\nspokesman Ola Awoniyi, Lawan said;<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Unknown and uninvited\npeople came or are coming into the National Assembly complex and we felt we\nshouldn\u2019t take this lightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cFrom today, we have to find\ntemporary solution to support the security arrangement here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201dWe will find a more permanent\nsolution by the time the entire environment is remodeled.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Security agencies were urged to beef up security at the National Assembly to avert any attack.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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