Legislators in Nigeria's Ondo state rushed to leave their meeting and postponed sessions indefinitely after a snake was found in their chamber, according to a spokesman for the legislators.
"The snake dropped from the roof of the building as the legislators were about to meet in Akure, Ondo State in Nigeria's southwest. No one was bitten or hurt by the snake, but legislators were forced to end their session in the chaos that followed," Gbenga Omole said.
"When we are about to enter into plenary, a big snake just ran out of the chamber which disrupted our sitting, and we had to hurriedly leave the chamber," Omole told reporters on Thursday.
A part of the roof also caved in when they resumed sessions the following day, which forced them to postpone all meetings in the chamber until further notice.
"We are about to sit again today when a ceiling caved in directly where Mr. Speaker was sitting. The house was agitated, and when we looked around we saw the damage termites had done to most of the woodwork in the chamber," he added.
According to Omole, the building had suffered from years of neglect, and lawmakers who came into office in May were working with the new government to address the structural problems.
A similar incident involving rodents caused a stir in 2017, as Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari had to abandon his office at the Presidential Villa, upon his return from medical leave, after it was invaded by rats.
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