Security forces block entrance to Nigeria's parliament: witness

ABUJA (Reuters) - Security forces blocked the entrance to Nigeria’s parliament on Tuesday, a Reuters witness said.

Members of security forces stand at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria August 7, 2018. REUTERS/Afolabi Sotunde

The witness said armed men wearing the black uniform of the Department of State Security prevented lawmakers from entering the gates of the building. Police officers were also present, he said.

Reporting by Camillus Eboh; writing by Alexis Akwagyiram; editing by John Stonestreet

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