Strong rumours circulating the Nigerian newswire reveals the House of Assembly in Benue State ended in the exchange of verbal and physical assaults by members over a disagreement.
Blurry picture of the rowdy session during the plenary
Benue State House of Assembly in a rowdy session today, 19th of July over a reported impeachment of principal officers.
According to unconfirmed reports, it all started when one lawmaker, Hon. Kester Terna-Kyenge representing Logo Local Government Area moved a motion but the Speaker of the House Terkimbir Ikyange overruled the motion.
It was also gathered that Hon. Kester physically assaulted the speaker before he adjourned the sitting till Thursday 21st July 2016. This later led to a free for all fight.
There is no official report from the lawmaking body in Benue State concerning the incident.