NASS Blockade: UK beams searchlight on Nigeria
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by temitope ponle2 the british government has said that it is closely monitoring political developments in nigeria following reports of blockade of national assembly entrance by officials of the department of state service dss1 the british government made this known in a statement from its high commission in abuja on tuesday1 operatives of the dss took over the gates of the assembly as early as 7 a.m. on tuesday and reportedly prevented some lawmakers from entering the complex1 the officials also reportedly claimed to be acting on orders1 the uk government however stated that it was aware of media reports of the situation at the national assembly this morning1 we are closely monitoring the situation and other political developments in nigeria1 the united kingdom supports a process whereby the people of nigeria can exercise their democratic rights to vote and be voted for1 it declared its unwavering support for a free fair credible and peaceful process and the independence of institutions which allow for that1 political leaders have condemned the incident while officials of the dss had since left the assembly complex following the immediate sack of director-general of the agency by the federal government1