Nigeria, Aug. 18 -- The leadership of Nigeria's National Assembly has reacted to the attack on former Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu, by members of the Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) in Germany.

In separate statements, Senate President Ahmad Lawan, Senate Minority Leade Enyinnaya Abaribe and Toby Okechukwu, the Deputy Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, condemned the attack on the Enugu West Senator.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how Mr Ekweremadu was attacked by a mob while he attempted to enter the venue of the event in Nuremberg, Germany.

In the one-minute video, the mob chanted 'go back' while trying to deny Mr Ekweremadu entry.

The lawmaker had initially retreated but later turned back towards the entrance of t...