Different units of the Nigeria Police Force have blocked all entrances into the Cross River State House of Assembly.
They have also turned back staff members of the Assembly, and they were cautioned not to loiter around.
According to Daily Post, eyewitnesses confirmed that the security agencies took positions as early as 6 a.m., on Tuesday, March 22.
The different units included the anti-kidnapping and cultism squad and the regular policemen, armed to the teeth.
They have also occupied the Assembly’s premises.
It is suspected that the security build-up is a result of the judgment delivered 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 Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) on May 20, 2021.
Some of the policemen are also seen standing close to Governor Ben Ayade’s office, which is a few meters away from the State House of Assembly.
The ruling APC had said they had applied to the Court for a stay of execution of the judgment, while they had proceeded to the Appeal Court.
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