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A truck and two minibuses fully loaded with battering rams were spotted at the National Assembly complex on Thursday.
The truck, which belongs to the Nigerian Immigration Service (NIS) with registration number IMMIGRATION 48-04IS, and the buses arrived at the complex at around 1:55 p.m. They were parked in the parking lot in front of the “White House.” “
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It was not immediately known which organization the two white-painted buses belonged to.
When PREMIUM TIMES asked about the rams, one of the bikers said that one of their bosses ordered them to transport the rams to the National Assembly.
He did not reveal the name of the ‘boss’ who ordered them or the recipients of the rams.
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The vehicles were still in the complex at the time of filing this report.
Muslim worshipers slaughter rams as a sacrifice for the celebration of Eid-al-Adha every year.
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In the Islamic calendar, the festival falls on the tenth day of the twelfth and final month of Dhul Hijjah.
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The Sultan of Sokoto, Sa’ad Abubakar, had declared Sunday, June 16, Eid-il-Adha day.
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It is believed that the rams mentioned in the National Assembly will be distributed to celebrate the holiday.
Currently, the market value of a ram is between N150,000 and N200,000.
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