Senate Mace Saga: Five Suspects Listed.

The forceful taking away of the senate mace, a symbol of authority in the National Assembly is a saga of the century.

It is because, ordinary people broke into the senate section and do away with the mace of the senate.

It all started when the senate suspended senator Omo-Agege of Delta central in the national Assembly for a media statement allegedly credited to him by senator Dino melaye during senate.

According to Anyanwu, Melaye drew the Senate’s attention to a media briefing by Omo Agege, faulting the Senate’s adoption of the conference’s report on February 14. He said that Melaye further intimated the Senate that the media briefing by Omo-Agege indicated that the resolution of the Senate was targeted at President Muhammadu Buhari. Anyanwu added that following the committee’s investigation into the matter, it was resolved among other things, that Omo-Agege be suspended for 181 legislative days. The recommended suspension was later reduced to 90 legislative days by the president of the Senate, Dr Bukola Saraki, while giving his remarks on the issue.

The incident in the senate calls the attention of the police that took arrested senator Ovie Omo-Agege.

However, the police has arrested the following people allegedly to be those that did away with the Mace of the national Assembly.

The names of the five suspects are as follows as according to Vanguard report:

1.Tuoyo Mabiaku

2 .Peter Orede

3. Blessing Edjeke

4. Lucky Okomu

5. Prince Enayemo


According to the Police, the suspects moved the mace from the National Assembly premises  in a black SUV car.