Snatching of Mace: Omo-Agege committed treason Senate
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today some hoodlums led by suspended senator ovie omo-agege walked into the senate plenary and seized the symbol of authority of the upper legislative chamber the mace2 this action is an act of treason as it is an attempt to overthrow a branch of the federal government of nigeria by force and it must be treated as such2 the senate is now in an executive session.an updated statement will be released immediately after the closed door session he said2 the senate has described as a treaonable felony the action of suspended senator ovie omo-agege who led unidentified men to the chamber of the senate to which is its symbol of authority1 spokesperson of the senate senator aliyu sabi abdullahi described the action as an attempt to overthrow an arm of government describing it as treason1 all security agencies must stand on the side of due process and immediately mobilize their personnel to retrieve the mace and apprehend the mastermind and the perpetrators of this act1 this action is also an affront on the legislature and the leadership of the house has come to express their support against this action1