THE Senate, yesterday, constituted a 7-member panel to probe last week’s invasion of National Assembly by men of the Nigerian Police Force, resulting in commotion following teargas canisters thrown by police personnel.
The Red Chamber vowed that those found to have been involved in what it described as “unwarranted action” would be appropriately prosecuted in line with the laws of the land.

The action of the Senate came following a motion sponsored by the Senate Leader, Victor Ndoma Egba, PDP, Cross River Central, on the need for Senate to debate the alleged police action.

Ndoma Egba in the motion listed on the Senate Order Paper as “Breach of Security at the National Assembly Complex”, said the action of the Nigeria Police Force through its invasion of NASS on Thursday, 20th November 2014, should be considered by the Senate as breach of security, privileges and sanctity of the premises and precincts of the National Assembly which according to him, later led to a regrettable situation.

Senator Ndoma-Egba noted that on the said day, not only were all entries into National Assembly barricaded by heavy security operatives, many of whom were officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force, but scores of federal lawmakers including the Senate President, David Mark and Speaker of the House of Representatives, Hon Aminu Waziri Tambuwal, teargassed.

Senator Abdul Ningi,PDP, Bauchi Central and Deputy Majority Leader, who seconded the motion, likend the police action as a coup against National Assembly and by extension, Nigeria.

Senator Ningi said if the motion had not been brought, it would have been a tragedy of monumental proportion for the Nigerian parliament now and in the future, and urged his colleagues to stand up and be counted in the condemnation of the act.

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