The Speaker of Adamawa House of Assembly, Kabiru Mijinyawa, has denied reports that he physically assaulted one of the policemen attached to him who complained over non-payment of allowances. The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Adamawa Police Command Public Relations officer, Othman Abubakar, had said the police was investigating the matter. Mr. Abubakar said there was allegation that the speaker beat one of the policemen attached to him. He said the lawmakers went there to confirm whether the legislative arm of the council complied with the House of Assembly resolution to open the council legislative chamber. "We left there immediately because there was no sitting to supervise and not because of mob action," Mahmud said.

Source: The North Africa Journal April 29, 2017 22:07 UTC