Palpable fear has gripped workers as the National Assembly Complex has been besieged by strange faces in recent times.
It was gathered that the unknown persons, who are said to dress in funny attires, claim to be constituents of lawmakers in order to gain entrance into the complex.
However, the appearance of the strange-looking persons has provoked fears that unscrupulous persons could use the opportunity to invade the assembly and cause mayhem.
The Nation quoted Director, Public Affairs of the complex, Yahaya Dan-Zaria as confirming the development while assuring that steps were being taken to address the situation to forestall harm to persons and properties within the complex.
“Yes, we have this dangerous intelligence reports that the National Assembly may be a victim of terrorist attack and we are not joking with it.
“Several steps are being taken but many stakeholders are not showing the needed co-operation.
“The way strange and very suspicious-looking persons throng the National Assembly complex in recent times is worrisome.
“The situation has overstretched security architecture in the Assembly. Many of them, if confronted at the gates, are quick to resort to claims of being constituents of one lawmaker or the other.
“The point must be made that the National Assembly is not a place to meet constituents or have any form of ceremony with them. It is a place for serious legislative businesses bordering on the country’s socio-political and economic life.
“Again, the point must be made that the kind of persons who now seat as members of both chambers of the National Assembly are such that command security attention.
“They are people who had held very prominent and sensitive positions at various levels in the recent past.
“Having occupied such positions meant more security burden on the National Assembly to forestall eventuality of any sort,” another senior official of the complex who craved anonymity said.
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