Police seal off Ondo Assembly

The police in Ondo State have sealed the House of Assembly complex following a clash between two factions of lawmakers bickering over the suspension of the leadership of the house.

Thirteen lawmakers loyal to the suspended Speaker, Jumoke Akindele, converged at the chambers of the house early on Monday for a meeting; but their meeting was disrupted by other members who had announced the suspension of the Speaker and her deputy on Friday.

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The resulting brouhaha drew the attention of the police command which dispatched a detachment of mobile police officers to the complex.

When journalists arrived the scene, the complex’s entrance was sealed off by the police officers.