{"id":61774,"date":"2018-04-18T23:42:04","date_gmt":"2018-04-18T22:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/?p=61774"},"modified":"2018-04-18T23:42:04","modified_gmt":"2018-04-18T22:42:04","slug":"omo-agege-denies-involvement-in-thugs-invasion-of-senate-theft-of-mace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pointblanknews.com\/pbn\/news\/omo-agege-denies-involvement-in-thugs-invasion-of-senate-theft-of-mace\/","title":{"rendered":"Omo-Agege Denies Involvement In Thugs Invasion of Senate, Theft of Mace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"mail-app-component\" class=\"em_N gl_C I_sgPuT j_n o_h p_R D_F s_e5X x_ZYfFSw\" data-yaft-module=\"norrin_main\" data-test-id=\"mail-app-component\">\n<div class=\"D_F ek_BB p_a Z_0 L_0 R_0 T_0 B_0 cZ1RN91d_GG I_T\" data-test-id=\"message-group-view\">\n<div class=\"iz_A em_0 Z_0\" role=\"main\" data-test-id=\"message-group-view-scroller\" aria-label=\"Message View\">\n<div data-test-id=\"focus-group\" aria-label=\"Keyboard navigation group. Use arrow keys to navigate, or tab to the next group.\">\n<div class=\"D_F cdPFi_Z1RVMOO cdPFi4_Z2aVTcY\">\n<div data-test-id=\"message-view-body\">\n<div class=\"msg-body P_wpofO iy_A\" data-test-id=\"message-view-body-content\">\n<div class=\"jb_0 X_6MGW N_6Fd5\">\n<div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Senator Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta Central district has reacted to<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the invasion of the Senate Chambers by suspected hoodlums, denying<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">involvement in the incident.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">The Senate Chamber was invaded earlier today by some persons who made away<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">with the mace. Shortly after the mace was stolen, the Senate accused<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Omo-Agege of sending thugs to steal the mace.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Senator Omo-Agege in his reaction, however, denied involvement in the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">theft of the mace. He said he has also left police custody.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">A statement signed by a legal practitioner, Lucky Ajokperniovo, for the<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">office of the Senator, said that he only went to the Red Chamber on<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Wednesday, April 18 to resume work and sit for plenary adding that he was<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">only invited by the police to speak about his perspective on the incident.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are aware of several media reports suggesting that Senator Omo-Agege<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">personally removed or encouraged anyone to remove the Mace of the Senate.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">This weighty allegation is not true at all.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cFollowing the said media reports on the Mace issue, the Police<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">authorities decided to hear from Senator Omo-Agege. He has told the Police<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">his perspective to help them carry out a proper investigation. He has<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">since left the Police. Senator Omo-Agege trusts them to thoroughly<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">investigate this very serious matter,\u201d the statement read in part.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Omo-Agege also reacted to the statement by the Senate Spokesperson,<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">Senator Abdullahi Sabi accusing him of leading the hoodlums to cart away<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">the mace. Omo-Agege described the allegation as \u2018very serious\u2019.<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\"><\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">\u201cWe are carefully studying Senator Sabi\u2019s allegations to ascertain their<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">full ramifications. Appropriate responses will follow, as may be<\/div>\n<div dir=\"ltr\">necessary,\u201d Omo-Agege\u2019s statement read.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<!-- AddThis Advanced Settings generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Share Buttons generic via filter on the_content --><!-- AddThis Related Posts generic via filter on the_content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Senator Ovie Omo-Agege representing Delta Central district has reacted to the invasion of the Senate Chambers by suspected hoodlums, denying involvement in the incident. 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