Senator Ovie Omo-Agege Wednesday evening said media and eyewitness accounts that indicted him for being behind the theft of the mace of the Nigerian Senate were untrue. The mace was forcibly taken away by hoodlums who invaded the Senate chamber on Wednesday morning while the Senate was in plenary. “We are aware of several media reports suggesting that Senator Omo-Agege personally removed or encouraged anyone to remove the mace of the Senate. However, Omo-Agege insisted that he knew nothing about the theft of the mace, the symbol of authority of the Nigerian legislature. “Following media reports on the mace issue, the Police decided to hear from Senator Omo-Agege,” the statement reads.

Source: The Guardian April 19, 2018 06:00 UTC