The premises of the Akwa Ibom State House of Assembly was on Monday attacked by hoodlums, suspected to be political thugs.

The hoodlums invaded the Assembly complex along Udo Udoma Avenue, Uyo.

They reportedly set fires on the roads leading to the Assembly complex and blocked the entrances to the Chambers.

Meanwhile, the Assembly premises has been cordoned off by the police, following early morning siege by hoodlums.

The thugs were reportedly working for an embattled member representing the Itu State Constituency, Hon. Idongesit Ituen.

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Ituen recently defected to the All Progressives Congress (APC). He is alleged to have hired the thugs to disrupt the session and prevent his seat from being declared vacant over his defection to APC.

It would be recalled that Justice Fatun Riman of the Federal High Court in Uyo had ruled against Hon. Ituen over his defection and a copy of the ruling was, last week, sent to the House, which the Speaker, Onofiok Luke, was set to implement today (Monday).

This, it was said forced the lawmaker, Itu, to move towards stalling the action, while waiting for the outcome of his appeal at the Appeal Court sitting in Calabar, Cross River State.

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