Nigeria, June 3 -- A confrontation between security operatives at the Akwa Ibom Government House and members of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly on Tuesday disrupted a planned plenary session, forcing lawmakers to suspend legislative activities at their temporary sitting venue and return to the Speaker's Lodge.

Multiple assembly sources, including lawmakers and officials in the Speaker's Office, told PREMIUM TIMES that the incident occurred when lawmakers resumed from a month-long recess and moved to hold plenary at the chamber of the Ministry of Local Government and Chieftaincy Affairs at Wellington Bassey Way End, which has been serving as the assembly's temporary venue while renovation works continue at the Assembly Complex along...