The senate has summoned Ibrhaim
Idris, the inspector-general of police; and Lawan Daura, the director-general
of the Department of State Services (DSS) over the theft of the senate mace.
The mace was stolen on Wednesday
by some thugs who invaded the red chambers. It has since been recovered and
returned to the national assembly.
Speaking at plenary on Thursday,
Ike Ekweremadu, deputy senate president, who is presiding over the session,
said the invaders “must not go unpunished.”
He said the upper legislative
chamber is summoning the IGP and the DSS DG to appear before it next week so as
to brief it on the outcome of investigation regarding the incident.
He described the incident as “a
very sad testimony, a derogation and total smear on our democracy and nation.”
“Ugly and provocative as the
event of yesterday was, it showed the entire nation and the world stood
together in total condemnation of the desecration of the national assembly by
those who hold themselves above the law,” he said.
“Despite the return, we believe
there should be consequence for bad behaviour.
“Therefore, we hold that it will
be a detour to the state of nature where life was lawless and brutish if what
happened yesterday is allowed to go unpunished and swept under the carpet. It
will never happen. We will get to the root of this matter.
“We therefore call on the
inspector-general of police and the director-general of SSS to ensure that all
those who plotted, aided, abated and executed this dastardly affront on our
democracy and belittle Nigerians before the international community must be
brought to book to serve as a deterrent to others.
“We will be inviting them next
week to brief the senate on the state of investigations.”
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