Nigeria, Feb. 27 -- Mudashiru Obasa, the ousted Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, has reportedly taken over the office of the current Speaker, Mojisola Meranda, at the assembly complex. This development follows the alleged withdrawal of Mrs Meranda's security details on Thursday morning.

According to sources within the assembly, Mr Obasa entered the Speaker's office around noon, accompanied by a group of people. "Yes, Meranda's security details have been withdrawn. Obasa is currently in the Speaker's office. He came with thugs," a staffer at the assembly said.

PREMIUM TIMES also learned that Mr Obasa's previously withdrawn security details have been restored. It remains unclear who authorised the restoration of Mr Obasa's se...