Police Close Down Ekiti State House Of Assembly Complex Due To Security Threats

Police have closed down the Ekiti State House of Assembly complex 24 hours after appointing a new speaker.

Police Public Relations Officer in the state Sunday Abutu made it known in an interview that the action is connected to an intelligence report of a possible attack on the hallowed chamber by criminal elements.

Abutu who could not ascertain if the development has to do with the election of a new speaker on Tuesday disclosed that police are investigating the source of the threat to peace at the state legislature.

Police and officers of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps were seen at strategic locations around the Assembly complex. Staff members of the Assembly were also sighted trooping out of their offices to their respective homes.