Ovie Omo-Agege and Ali
Ndume were on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, invited by the joint Senate and House of
Representatives panel investigating the invasion of the red chamber and
snatching of its mace.
Bala Ibn Na’Allah, the
Chairman of the committee, said the
testimonies given by various security personnel at the National Assembly
Complex before the panel had implicated Omo-Agege and Ndume.
Senator Ndume, according to
the summons, allegedly prevented the mace keeper from taking away the mace to
safety, while On Omo-Agege, according to the Divisional Police Officer, the
Department of State Services and the sergeant-at-arms, allegedly entered the
National Assembly accompanied by seven persons, who allegedly took the mace of
the Senate during the plenary session on April 18, 2018, at about 11:30 am.
“All those who testified
stated that the said people were cleared into the chamber based on your
confirmation that they were with you,” Na’Allah said.“The committee, pursuant
to this, has deemed it necessary to formally invite you to respond to these
allegations on Wednesday, May 16, 2018, at 11:00 am.”
Bukola Saraki, the
President of the Senate, had on Tuesday last week inaugurated the ad hoc
committee, noting that there were reports that those who attacked the Senate
were led by a serving senator. Recall that the DPO, National Assembly Division,
Abdul Sulu-Gambari, during his appearance before the panel last week, had
accused the lawmakers of conspiracy in the attack.
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