Nigeria: Senate to Probe 'False Attack' On Leader

The Senate yesterday asked its Committee on Ethics, Privileges and Public Petitions to look into a false story carried by two national dailies (excluding the Daily Trust), that reported that the Senate Leader, Ahmad Lawan (APC, Yobe North), was attacked by his constituents on Friday.

The Deputy Senate President, Senator Ike Ekweremadu, who presided over the plenary, gave the committee a week to follow up on the issue.

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