BREAKING, Police, teargas, 16, sacked, Plateau, PDP, lawmakers, Democratic, Party, Rayfield, Old, Government, House, Jos, chamber,
Armed policemen, on Tuesday, teargased the 16 Peoples Democratic Party members of the Plateau State House of Assembly who were sacked by the Court of Appeal.
The lawmakers had arrived at the Rayfield Old Government House in Jos on Tuesday morning alongside their supporters preparatory to their resumption of plenary when the incident happened.
The policemen and other security
operatives took over the premises of the
Government House and prevented the
sacked lawmakers from going into the
chambers of the House of Assembly but
the lawmakers had vowed not to vacate the premises.
Details later..
Punch