Senators and members of the house
of representatives are currently in a closed-door session.
We had earlier reported that both
legislative chambers would meet to discuss the tension in the polity.
Prior to the meeting, the senate
held a closed-door session which lasted more than two hours.
At the end of the session, Senate
President Bukola Saraki announced that senators were proceeding to the lower
legislative chamber.
He did not go into details of the
discussion at the senate session or what prompted the decision to meet with
lawmakers at the green chamber.
There are unconfirmed reports
that the lawmakers might shut the national assembly in protest of “the assault”
on their colleagues by the executive.
Saraki has allegedly been named
as sponsor of those behind the heist in Offa, Kwara state. The incident which
took place on April 5 led to the deaths of 33 persons, including pregnant women
and 12 police officers.
The police had invited Saraki in
connection with the incident but made a U-turn following the intervention of
Vice-President Yemi Osinbajo.
After a meeting between Osinbajo
and Ibrahim Idris, inspector-general of police, Saraki was asked not to appear
in person but explain in writing, what he knows about the robbery suspects.
Dino Melaye, senator representing
Kogi west, was granted bail last month after he was taken into police custody
over an allegation on gunrunning.
Shehu Sani, senator representing
Kaduna central, was also invited by the police in connection with a murder
case.
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