Heavy shooting in Edo state House of Assembly

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There is heavy shooting and fighting at the Edo State House of Assembly at the moment. The chaos started after some members of the House moved to remove the Speaker, Hon Kabiru Adjoto.

Several thugs have invaded the assembly and chased some lawmakers away.

At the moment, three persons have been injured in the fracas.

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