Members of Nigeria’s House of Representatives have raised urgent security concerns following intelligence reports alleging that terrorist groups are plotting to bomb the National Assembly Complex in Abuja.
Chairman of the House Committee on Internal Security, Garba Muhammad, disclosed this during a public hearing on a proposed bill to establish a Legislative Security Directorate—a body that would oversee and coordinate all security operations within the parliament.
Muhammad revealed that intelligence gathered indicated “credible threats from terrorists to bomb the National Assembly Complex and from protesters to lock up the building.” He lamented the rising insecurity around the legislature, citing recent incidents of car and motorcycle thefts, vandalism, and infiltration by individuals with fake identity cards.
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He warned that the National Assembly had become increasingly porous, leaving legislators, staff, and visitors vulnerable to attacks. “If proper measures are not taken, it will truncate legislative activities. Without plenary, oversight, or budget sessions, democracy itself will be destabilised,” he cautioned.
The Kano lawmaker stressed that the proposed security directorate would adopt global best practices in parliamentary security, ensuring effective protection for lawmakers and staff while maintaining public access to the legislative complex.
Muhammad also called on State Houses of Assembly to strengthen their security systems, noting that “threats to legislative institutions are threats to democracy itself.”
