The Directorate of State Security (DSS) officials have taken over the National Assembly, preventing lawmakers from having access into the National Assembly.
The presidency has been appealing to the National Assembly to reconvene to attend to pressing issues that need their attention, particularly the  2018 supplementary budget and virement request.
The lawmakers went on a recess that would lapse at the end of September after 15 senators including Dino Melaye defected from APC to PDP. 
See photos from the National Assembly complex below