The Senate has described the taking away of the Mace by hoodlums on Wednesday as treason and urged security agents to retrieved the symbol of authority of the chambers.
Spokesman of the Senate, Aliyu Sabi Abdulahi in a statement said the 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,” Abdulahi stated.
According to him, “some armed 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.”
He said the Senate is now in an Executive session and an updated statement will be released immediately after the closed door session.
