Nigeria: Senate's Mace Theft Probe - Committee Accuses Police of Breach of Rule of Law

23 May 2018

Abuja — The Senate and House of Representatives Joint Committee investigating the invasion of the Senate and stealing of the mace yesterday scolded the police for an alleged slow pace of the investigation of the matter.

The Chairman of the committee and Deputy Majority Leader of the Senate, Senator Bala Ibn Na'Allah, (APC Kebbi South), also pointed out procedural flaws in the police probe, accusing it of not following due process and not applying speed in the prosecution of the matter.

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