Lagos Assembly Crisis : DSS Arrests 3 For Assault

The Department of State Services (DSS) has arrested three persons in connection with the assault of its officers during the Lagos State House of Assembly, crisis.

This followed alledged moves to reinstate the former speaker, Mudashiru Obasa.

According to a statement by the DSS, the lawmakers had mobilized supporters to the Assembly complex who attacked some DSS officers invited by the Assembly leadership to secure the facility.

The DSS said that after extensive analysis of CCTV footage, three of the suspects were identified.

The suspects are: Ibrahim Olanrewaju Abdulkareem, a photographer, and two others attached to the Assembly’s Sergeant at Arms, Adetu Adekunle Samsudeen and Adetola Oluwatosin Fatimoh.

The statement says the three suspects have confessed to the crime and will soon be charged to court.

Mercy Didam, Edited by Blessing Nyor