Organised Civil Society Condemns Invasion Of Lagos Assembly By Security Agents

•Warns Against Turning Nigeria’s Constitutional Democracy’ To Police State

The United Action Front of the Civil Society, (UAFCS) has condemned the invasion of the hallowed chambers of the Lagos State House of Assembly by armed security operatives in a bid to disrupt the House of Assembly session.

A press statement on Monday signed by Olawale Okunniyi, Chairman of UAFCS, condemned the action of the DSS as barbaric and injurious democracy, which is the foundation of the current civil governance in Nigeria.

According to the release, it’s a taboo for security operatives of the state to intrude and interfere in the democratic affairs of any government organ, especially the parliament of the people for whatever reasons or under any circumstances

“Consequently, we hereby call on the leadership of the Department of State Service (DSS) to immediately withdraw its men from the current interloping in the internal democratic affairs of the House of Assembly and ensure its men comport themselves within the civility that guides democratic rule world over henceforth as Nigeria cannot afford to revert back to police state of the dark days of Abacha military rule,” the statement added.