A lawyer, Yakubu Eleto, has accused some workers at the Lagos State House of Assembly, led by the Chief Security Officer, of brutalising him when he attempted to serve the Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa, with a suit. Our correspondent gathered that Eleto and some lawyers dragged the state House of Assembly and the Lagos State Independent Electoral Commission before the Federal High Court, Ikoyi, over the state council poll slated for Saturday, July 24. Eleto said around 11am on Friday, he got to the Assembly to deliver a letter informing the lawmakers of the development. “Suddenly, I saw a tall dark young man approaching the gate from the Assembly complex. He said, “The Lagos Assembly is the people’s parliament.

Source: Punch July 19, 2021 00:56 UTC