Mace Theft: NASS, Aso Rock Unsafe, Ben Bruce Laments

Senator representing Bayelsa East senatorial district, Ben Murray-Bruce, has said that the National Assembly and the Presidential Villa is unsafe.

His statement follows the invasion of the upper chamber by suspected thugs on Wednesday, who made away with the Senate Mace.

Ben Murray-Bruce, who spoke during an interview on Channels TV News At 10, condemned the incident which he said involved the kidnap of one of his colleagues.

He said, “There is no way on earth they (the invaders) could have gotten into a car, kidnapped a senator, drove through multiple security points, escaped from the facility; we are next to the Villa. If the National Assembly complex is not safe, then the Villa certainly is not safe.

“If people can get away with this on live TV, then we have a serious security problem in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. If herdsmen can kill with no ramifications, kidnappers can pick you away with no ramifications, and the rich and the poor can get attacked the same way and there is no protection for anyone, then we are in a state of anarchy,” he added.