Reps Bemoan Use Of Tear Gas On Protesters
The House of Representatives has bemoan use of teargas on protesters art the main entrance of the National Assembly.
Spokesman for the House, Hon. Akin Rotimi, in a statement said the Green Chamber would also cause a thorough review of the circumstances that led to the alleged incident.
Similarly, former presidential candidate, Peter Obi, condemned the teargassing of peaceful protesters demanding credible elections, warning that such actions could further damage democratic integrity in Nigeria.
In a statement on X, Obi expressed concern that citizens, carrying out what he described as constitutionally protected civic duties, were dispersed by security operatives while calling for electoral reforms.
THE PARLIAMENT DIARY reports that personnel of Nigeria Police Force threw canisters of teargas at protesters at the National Assembly main entrance.
Trouble started when some protesters who besieged the National Assembly to express their grievances against Senate’s approval of both electronic transmission and manual collation of election results tried to forcefully gain entrance in the building. It led to pandemonium as the protesters in their hundreds, especially women who were scampering for safety, fell on one after the other
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