Some All Progressives Congress (APC) members who are supporters of the just impeached Lagos State House of Assembly Speaker, Mudashiru Obasa were on Monday arrested by security agents inside the Assembly complex.
The arrested persons were taken away from the Assembly premises in a Black Maria on the same day.
They claimed to be APC youths from Agege, the constituency of the impeached speaker.
According to News Central reports, the supporters were intercepted by security personnel and subsequently confined in a Black Maria stationed near the Assembly premises.
In the video posted by News Central, one of the victims speaking from the Black Maria said no fewer than 20 of them are in the vehicle, adding that he has asked the security operatives for the reasons of their arrest but no tangible reasons have been given.
The detainees visibly distressed, have also been calling out for basic necessities such as food and water while awaiting further action from the authorities.
On Monday, members of the Lagos State House of Assembly impeached the speaker, who was accused of multiple statutory and financial infractions.
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Obasa was subsequently replaced by his deputy, Mojisola Meranda.
Mrs Meranda, who represents Apapa Constituency 1, was also a former chief whip of the house.
Mojeed Fatai is now the Deputy Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly.
Obasa has been enmeshed in a series of financial infractions.
His removal comes barely a month after he was accused of allegedly spending N17 billion to fix a gate that leads to the assembly.
