JUST IN : FG orders probe of senate invasion

The Federal Government has directed security agencies to
immediately unravel the circumstances surrounding the invasion of
the National Assembly and subsequent snatching of the Senate mace
by thugs on Wednesday.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the government
was shocked at the breach of security and the invasion.

He said the security around the National Assembly complex would
be reinforced to prevent a recurrence.

Ovie omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, who was
suspended last week, had led unidentified persons into the
senate.

Those who accompanied Omo-Agege later went away with the
mace.

The Federal Government has directed security agencies to
immediately unravel the circumstances surrounding the invasion of
the National Assembly and subsequent snatching of the Senate mace
by thugs on Wednesday.

In a statement issued in Abuja on Wednesday, the Minister of
Information and Culture, Alhaji Lai Mohammed, said the government
was shocked at the breach of security and the invasion.

He said the security around the National Assembly complex would
be reinforced to prevent a recurrence.

Ovie omo-Agege, senator representing Delta central, who was
suspended last week, had led unidentified persons into the
senate.

Those who accompanied Omo-Agege later went away with the
mace.