Police in Nigeria fired tear gas in an effort to prevent
a top opposition lawmaker from entering parliament on Thursday.
Members of parliament had convened in the capital, Abuja,
to debate President Goodluck Jonathan’s request to extend the state of
emergency in the country’s northeast as part of the fight against Boko Haram
militants.
The standoff began when Speaker of the House Aminu
Tambuwal approached a gate leading into the National Assembly building.
Imam Imam, a spokesman for Tambuwal, said police blocked
the speaker from entering the complex, without giving a reason other than they
were following orders. Tambuwal recently defected from the ruling People’s
Democratic Party (PDP) to the All Progressives Congress (APC) opposition party.
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