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Armed Security forces block entrance to Nigeria's parliament: witness

Members of security forces stand at the entrance of the National Assembly in Abuja, Nigeria August 7, 2018. [Photo/Reuters]

Security forces temporarily blocked the entrance to Nigeria’s parliament on Tuesday, preventing lawmakers and others from entering for up to an hour, witnesses said.

Witnesses said armed men wearing the black uniform of the Department of State Security stood at the gates of the building, where they were later joined by police officers.

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