{"id":306954,"date":"2024-01-23T11:57:54","date_gmt":"2024-01-23T10:57:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/?p=306954"},"modified":"2024-01-23T11:57:54","modified_gmt":"2024-01-23T10:57:54","slug":"police-teargas-16-sacked-plateau-pdp-lawmakers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.withinnigeria.com\/news\/2024\/01\/23\/police-teargas-16-sacked-plateau-pdp-lawmakers\/","title":{"rendered":"Police teargas 16 sacked Plateau PDP lawmakers"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><strong>The incident occurred when the lawmakers arrived at the Rayfield Old Government House in Jos on Tuesday morning alongside their supporters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>The policemen and other security operatives took over the premises of the Government House and prevented the sacked lawmakers from going into the chambers of the House of Assembly<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Armed policemen have teargassed the 16 Peoples Democratic Party members of the Plateau State 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