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Agents of Nigeria’s secret police, State Security Service, on
Saturday sealed the secretariat of the House Committee on Appropriation.
The closure marked the latest development in the ongoing political
and media war between the Speaker of the House of Representatives,
Yakubu Dogara, and a lawmaker from Kano State, Abdulmumin Jibrin, over
alleged manipulation of line items and figures in the 2016 Appropriation
Bill.
Mr. Jibrin began working to oust Mr. Dogara from office a day after
the Speaker announced his removal as chairman of Appropriation Committee
on allegations that he committed serial betrayal of trust.
SSS officials stormed the secretariat,
which serves as offices for the 40-member appropriation committee and
its staff, and immediately placed it under lock and key.
The sources said the SSS also sealed Mr. Jibrin’s office at Room 1.05 in the New House of Representatives building.
The development followed Mr. Jibrin’s statement on Thursday that Mr.
Dogara ordered removal of workstation from the Appropriation Committee
Secretariat and allegedly attempted to break into his office.
Mr. Jibrin had reportedly visited the SSS Headquarters on Friday to
brief the agency about the budget padding scandal rocking the House. He
also called on EFCC and ICPC to commence investigation into the crisis
with a view to prosecuting those involved.
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