Photos: Youths storm National Assembly to protest and demand Saraki's resignation over budget padding allegations

Today, hundreds of angry youths stormed the National Assembly protesting allegation of budget padding by the lawmakers and demanding resignation of Senate President, Bukola Saraki.

According to reports, police quickly locked the gates to prevent the crowd from gaining entrance but the protesters were able to unlock the gates and entered the premises.  The police managed to curtail the situation.  

The protesters are also demanding the resignation of Senate President Bukola Saraki to face trial over his implication in the Offa robbery.

FLASH: There is an ongoing anti-Saraki protest at the National Assembly, people were seen carrying different anti Saraki placards. Two of the protesters were interviewed, and they disclosed that they were mobilize to the venue by some persons who promised to pay them ?1,500 each pic.twitter.com/BAIsHv3KmI

— Oluyemi Fasipe ?? (@YemieFASH) July 3, 2018

This anti Saraki protest going on... asides the fact that this guy doesn’t know what he is protesting about (He’s obviously paid), there is a Buhari campaign vehicle used in the protest pic.twitter.com/n0ISoE9fCs

— Ba???run Gáà (@Oddy4real) July 3, 2018

Look at them, these people were mobilized with btw ?1k and ?2k to protest against @bukolasaraki, instead of staying on the issues at hand and finding solution, they are hounding Saraki who is speaking on the issues. While they keep telling Nigerians to Pray. pic.twitter.com/TdGhnnCrvU

— Oluyemi Fasipe ?? (@YemieFASH) July 3, 2018