Senate president raises alarm, says National Assembly under security threat

The Senate President, Ahmad Lawan has raised an alarm of an alleged plot to attack the National Assembly.

Lawan, who disclosed this during an emergency closed-door meeting between the Senate’s leadership and top security officials, said the disclosure is backed by reports he received that claimied the assembly complex is under security threat.

In a statement released by his spokesman Ola Awoniyi, Lawan said;

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“Unknown and uninvited people came or are coming into the National Assembly complex and we felt we shouldn’t take this lightly.

“From today, we have to find temporary solution to support the security arrangement here.

”We will find a more permanent solution by the time the entire environment is remodeled.”

Security agencies were urged to beef up security at the National Assembly to avert any attack.

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