The Senate has given it’s Judiciary Committee one week autimatium to probe the invasion of DSS officials in court and turn in the report.
The resolution followed a motion sponsored through a point of order raised by Michael Opeyemi Bamidele.
The committee, which incidentally is headed by the sponsor of the motion, is expected to examine what led to the invasion and advise the Senate on its next line of action.
The Federal Government has already ordered an investigation into last Friday’s invasion of the court. Attorney General of the Federation and Minister of Justice, Mr. Abubakar Malami, made the revelation on Wednesday.
The DSS, in a bid to re-arrest Omoyele Sowore, the presidential candidate of the African Action Congress in the February 2019 general election, had stormed the court, reportedly prompting the judge to flee the scene.
Explaining his motion, Bamidele said the Senate could no longer pretend as if nothing happened. He said that as representatives of the people, they must address the concerns of the people.
“It is a very crucial issue we cannot pretend about.”
“The leadership and members of the judiciary are particularly concerned about this development.”
“They believe, like the rest of us do, that the courtroom is meant to be a sanctuary.”
“For us, as a Senate, we cannot begin to take position or analyse issues based on conclusion without facts that we consider incontrovertible.”
“Yet , much as we cannot just jump into conclusion, it is also a fact that we cannot pretend not to know that Nigerians are concerned about this development,” Bamidele said.
The lawmaker had suggested that the Committee on Intelligence and National Security handle the investigation.
But Senate President Ahmad Lawan disagreed, instead mandating Bamidele’s committee to head the inquiry.
