Some legislative aides and National Assembly workers have been arrested by security operatives for looting offices in the National Assembly Complex in Abuja. The suspects were said to have engaged in the last-minute pilfering of television sets, cabinet shelves, electronics, printers, furniture, air conditioners, rugs and carpets as the 10tth National Assembly is set to resume on Tuesday. According to multiple sources, the suspects were arrested while trying to move out of the complex without passes for the items.
National Assembly Workers Arrested In Last-Minute Looting Of Electronics, Furniture, Others From OfficesSome legislative aides and National Assembly workers have been arrested by security operatives for looting offices in the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Confirming the incident, the Sergeant-at-Arms at the National Assembly, Chuks Obaloje, confirmed the incident, but could not provide details of the development. The Divisional Police Officer in charge of the National Assembly Complex, Alex Annagu, declined to comment on the incident. Commenting on the theft of items, the Director of Information, National Assembly, Rawlings Agada, stated that the occurrence and the arrest of the culprits proved the effectiveness of the National Assembly security.
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