SAN FRANCISCO, April 24, (THEWILL) – The House of Representatives was forced to adjourn plenary on Wednesday as some members of the Islamic Movement in Nigeria (IMN) broke into the premises of the National Assembly (NASS) forcing federal lawmakers to adjourn plenary.
Reports indicate that the IMN members were overpowered security operatives before breaking down the first gate while shouts of “Allah Akbar” rented the air after the aggrieved protesters gained entry into the complex.
However, as they advanced towards the second gate, which lead to the chambers, they were stopped by their leaders who appealed to them not to proceed further.
The protesters demanded 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 and said he chose to adjourn plenary out of caution.
Leader of the group, 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”.
Members of the IMN have held regular protests to demand his release.
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