The thugs on Wednesday morning stormed the Senate and forcefully took away the mace.
The thugs who are suspected to have been sponsored by the senator representing Delta Central Senatorial District, Senator Ovie Omo-Agege who was suspended by the Senate last week for 90 days.
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They broke into the chambers when plenary was going on, thereby creating serious confusion and tension.
The operation took Sergeant-At-Arms by surprise who tried to reclaim the mace without success.
It could be recalled that Omo-Agege was suspended last week following his role in the electoral act amendment bill seeking to reorder the election sequence.
This development has, hitherto, thrown the Senate, and the entire National Assembly into uproar and fear of what really happened.
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The snatched mace is the symbol of authority and the Senate consequently can no longer legitimately hold plenary.
Discussions right now is being held in groups and hush tones as to what might be the next line of action.
This development happened as the Deputy Senate president, Ike Ekweremadu was presiding over the plenary in the absence of the Senate President, senator Abubakar Bukola Saraki is currently at the World Bank event in the United States.
As at the time of filing this report, the situation is hazy and uncertainty looms large.
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Meanwhile, men of the Nigeria Police arrested Senator Ovie Omo-Agege immediately after the plenary.
The Senate had accused him of leading the armed men who stormed the chamber and snatched the mace while plenary was on.
After the plenary, policemen ushered Omo-Agege from the door of the chamber into a waiting pickup van.
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