some parts of the Edo State House of Assembly taken on August 8,
2020.
The picture above shows what the legislative chamber
of the Edo State House of Assembly looks like after its rooftop was
removed on the order of the state government.
This followed the takeover of the Assembly complex in Benin
City, the state capital by security operatives on Thursday
purportedly to forestall a plan to attack the facility by some
unnamed persons.
Channels Television had reported that police officers
comprising operatives attached to the Police Mobile Force and
Operation Thunderstorm occupied the complex as early as 8am.
The police were later joined by personnel of the Nigeria
Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), preventing entry into the
Assembly premises.
Thereafter, Governor Godwin Obaseki visited the complex amid
chanting by some supporters of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP)
who thronged the scene.
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Governor Obaseki was accompanied on the visit by his deputy,
Philip Shaibu, and the Speaker of the House, Frank Okiye, claimed
to have been impeached by 17 lawmakers in the state.
The governor condemned the action of the security operatives and
promised to secure the lives and properties of the people after
which he left the scene.
Thereafter, tipper trucks drove to the complex where they
off-loaded sand and gravel in front of the Assembly in what the
government explained was part of ongoing reconstruction work at the
complex.
Some unknown persons climbed the roof of the complex to remove
the mace while others believed to be construction workers removed
the rooftop of the building.
See photos of various parts of the legislative chamber of
the Assembly below:
