The G-15 lawmakers came fully ready, including the mace-bearing Sergeant-at-arms.
Lawal was reinstated by the Federal High Court in Abuja last week.
From the main entrance, to the assembly complex where there was heavy presence of security details, including the police, operatives of the Department of State Security (DSS) and personnel of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), when they arrived the complex, the G-15 members made to commence plenary, but found the gate under lock and key.
After verbal altercations between them and the security agents, the main gate and chamber door were forced open to enable them begin the business of the day.
The security agents made to prevent the lawmakers, but they stood their ground, with some of them shouting, “kill us now, kill us now, kill us now, as they moved towards the hallow chamber where they sat briefly and conducted legislative duty.
It was gathered that the assembly staff who had earlier reported for the day’s work were instructed to leave.
They were said to have locked their offices when information filtered in that the G-15 members were on their way to resume.
It was hinted that the Chief of Staff to Imam instructed the workers to close down the complex and go into hiding.
At the plenary session, Deputy Majority leader, Hon. Sunday Shigaba moved the motion for the lifting of the purported suspension of 10 members by the G-5, and called for the extension of hands of fellowship to those members on other side of the divide. It was seconded by Hon. Ade Omofaye representing Ijumu constituency.
Lawal commended the gallantry and selfless sacrifice of every member “who in the face of all the challenges stood against injustices and anti democratic tendencies at was at play”.
He added: “Our struggle for the entrenchment of democracy in Kogi state has paid off with the judicial pronouncement made on Thursday 19th May, 2016 . Permit me to commend the judiciary for standing by the truth”.
Motion for adjournment till 30th May, 2016 was moved by the Majority Leader, Hon. Mathew Kolawole and seconded by Hon. Linus Eneche.
While the plenary session was in progress, a detachment of policemen led by the State Commissioner of Police, Yakubu Usman, arrived the assembly complex.
With the arrival of the CP, another round of argument ensued between him and the legislators who maintained they were doing their legitimate duty as members of the Kogi State House of Assembly.
The scene later became rowdy, as policemen began the arrest of those they described as thugs.
The CP while fielding questions from newsmen, later at the command headquarters, said he was informed that thugs had taken over the assembly complex, hence he reinforced the detachment of police to arrest the situation.
The DSS boss who was also on the ground, said that he was there to asses situation in the complex.
The Police Command disclosed that it arrested four suspected thugs at the assembly complex.
While parading the suspect at Command headquarters Lokoja, CP Yakubu Usman stated he had a distress call that thugs have invaded the Kogi House of Assembly.
The suspect’s however protested vehemently, with one of them, Abdullahi Yakubu insisting that he is the personal assistant to Hon. Idris Ndakwo, member representing Lokoja II.
He said they were picked at Crusher village where his principal parked his car.
The Federal High Court sitting in Abuja, last week ordered the G-15 members to return to the house and ordered that the status quo be maintained.