The National Assembly board, investigating intrusion of the Senate yesterday criticized delay in culmination of police investigations on the issue, over a month after the occurrence.
The joint advisory group of Senate and House co-led by Senator Bala Ibn Na-Allah (APC, Kebbi) and Rep Betty Apiafi (PDP, Rivers) made the position known, when the magistrate of police responsible for IG checking unit, Abu Sani showed up before the board.
Suspected hooligans numbering five had on April 18, this year attacked the Senate and trucked away with the Mace, the image of specialist of the Senate.
Sani had told the board of trustees that the examination concerning the issue was uncertain and guaranteed the board that they were attempting to get to the base of the issue.
He said the suspects captured regarding the issue have denied their association.
"The CCTV that should catch what occurred from outside to inside the chamber was not useful. That would have helped with puncturing the foreswearing of the suspects," he said.
He said the inward security of the consecrated chamber that was left in the hands of the Sergeant at arms exacerbated the issue.
He said the Sergeant at arms (National Assembly) depended on GSM to convey instead of radio when the hooligans struck.
The police magistrate said they were all the while endeavoring to build up the connection between the suspects in their care and those that trucked away with the Mace. He introduced a between time report of the police to the board.
Our reporter reports that when Rep Apiafi communicated reservation over the postponement in the fruition of the examination, Sani said it could take up to 10years. She answered by saying it could even be 30 years.
In his accommodation, Na'Allah said the police was not clinging to lead of law in their examination, "Generally the suspects would have been charged to court through FIR (First Information Report)."
Why I won't talk - Omo-Agege
Congressperson Ovie Omo-Agege (APC, Delta) declined to talk when he showed up before the board.
"I would have wanted to accept this open door to react to the assertions raised. In any case, I am here to educate you that I host gone to court and gatherings have been served.
"The move was made on the May 21, 2018 and every one of the gatherings identified have been served."
Ndume denies coordinating mace carrier
Congressperson Ali Ndume (APC,Borno) yesterday denied the assertion that he ceased the appointee mace carrier from taking the mace from the table when the hooligans struck.
Ndume talked when he showed up before the board, saying he did not have the specialist to do as such. He guaranteed to present an update to the board on the most proficient method to survey the National Assembly security engineering.
"I didn't know in my entire years in this National Assembly that we are that uncovered, for a few people to simply come in and take the mace and flee.
"For me to avert some individual or to encourage some person not to carry out his activity is only thoroughly strange on the grounds that I don't have the specialist. I didn't do that, I can't do that and shouldn't do that," he said.
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