Heavy SSS presence at National Assembly as lawmakers are denied access (photos)

There's currently heavy police and SSS presence at the National Assembly in Abuja as the House of Reps reconvene today to discuss the proposed state of Emergency extension in Yobe, Adamawa and Borno state. Some people are saying that the security operatives are there to deny the Speaker, Tambuwal, access into the complex. In fact some lawmakers are scaling the locked gates to enter the complex. See more photos after the cut...