They have also turned back staff members of the
Assembly. They were cautioned not to loiter around.
“Following court order, the Cross River State House of
Assembly has been taken over by the police.
According to DailyPost, different units of the Nigeria
Police Force have blocked all entrances into the
Assembly.
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They have also turned back staff members of the
Assembly. They were cautioned not to loiter around.
that they took positions as early as 6 a.m., Tuesday,
according to eyewitnesses.
The different units included the anti-kidnapping and
cultism squad and the regular policemen, armed to the
teeth.
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They have also occupied the Assembly’s premises.
It is suspected that the security build up is as a result
of the judgment delivered at by a Federal High Court
in Abuja, presided over by Justice Taiwo Taiwo, which
sacked 18 lawmakers from the State and two in the
House of Representatives for crossing from the PDP
to the APC on May 20, 2021.
Some of the policemen are also seen standing close
to Governor Ben Ayade’s office, which is a few metres
away.
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Motorists and innocent passers-by are having difficult
time meandering through the crowd of security men,
their vans and other onlookers.
The ruling APC had said they had applied to the Court
for stay of execution of the judgment, while they had
proceeded to the Appeal Court.