Senate Invasion: Perpetrators Will Be Brought To Justice, Ekweremadu Says

Ike Ekweremadu, Deputy Senate President, says all those involved in theft of the Senate’s Mace will not go unpunished.

Recall that unidentified men had on Wednesday stormed the National Assembly, disrupted plenary and made away with the Senate’s Mace.

According to reports, the thugs are supporters of Senator Omo-Agege, lawmaker representing Delta central senatorial district.

The senator has since denied any involvement in the incident.

Meanwhile, the Senate confirmed today that the Mace has been found and returned to the National Assembly.

The mace was recovered and returned by the Police who found it under a flyover bridge around the City Gate.

But speaking during plenary on Thursday, Ekweremadu described the incident as shameful, stressing that the case will not be swept under the carpet.

“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 a consequence for bad behavior.

‘’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.’’

Meanwhile, the Senate has summoned the Inspector-General of Police (IGP) Ibrahim Idris, and Lawal Daura, the Director-General of the Department of State Services (DSS), to appear before the lawmakers so as to brief it on the outcome of the investigation regarding the incident.

“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,” Ekweremadu said.