The Chairman Senate Committee on Media and Public Affairs, Senator Aliyu Sabi Abdullahi has reacted to the mace allegedly seized by armed men led by the suspended Senator Ovie Omo-Agege.
In a statement issued by the Senator Wednesday, Abdullahi said that the act was treasonable.
“Today, 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.
“This 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,” the statement read.
The Senate was in an Executive session at the time of filing this report.
Meanwhile, Senator Abdullahi said that an update on the incident would be released immediately after the closed door session.
