The Nigerian Senate has reacted to the snatch of the mace from its chamber.
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The senate has asked security
agencies to help in retrieving its mace which was stolen after Ovie Omo-Agege,
lawmaker Delta central senatorial district, invaded the chamber with suspected
thugs.
Omo-Agege was suspended last week
for challenging the sequence of election as proposed by the senate. He had said it was targeted at
President Muhammadu Buhari.
However, he made his way into the
red chamber on Wednesday while some unidentified persons who accompanied him
carted away the mace.
Responding, Abdullahi Sabi,
spokesman of the upper legislative chamber, said the act is tantamount to
treason.
He said: “Today, some hoodlums
led by suspended Senator, Ovie Omo-Agege, walked into the Senate plenary and
seized the symbol of authority of the Upper Legislative Chamber, the mace.
“This action is an act of
treason, as it is an attempt to overthrow a branch of the Federal Government of
Nigeria by force, and it must be treated as such. All Security agencies must
stand on the side of due process and immediately mobilize their personnel to
retrieve the mace and apprehend the mastermind and the perpetrators of this
act.
“This action is also an affront
on the legislature, and the leadership of the House has come to express their
support against this action.
“The Senate is now in an
Executive session. An updated statement will be released immediately after the
closed door session.”
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