The Nigerian Senate has also launched an investigation of the invasion of a courtroom by the operatives of the Department of State Services (DSS).
It can be recalled that the DSS had on Friday invaded a federal high court in Abuja to rearrest Omoyele Sowore, convener of #RevolutionNow movement.
The DSS denied storming the courtroom accusing Sowore’s supporters of staging the act.
Opeyemi Bamidele, senator representing Ekiti central, raised the matter at plenary on Thursday stating that the Red Chambers needs to launch an investigation.
He said, “It is a very crucial issue of which we cannot pretend, as elected representatives of the people especially as chairman of the Senate committee on judiciary, human rights and legal matters, the reported alleged invasion of the courtroom by alleged officials of the Department of State Services is one issue that has raised a lot of concern in different quarters in Nigeria.
“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, is it also a fact that we cannot pretend not to know that Nigerians are not concerned about this development. I came under order 43 so I do not generate any controversy.”
Responding to his motion, Senate President, Ahmed Lawan asked the committee on judiciary to probe the matter and report back in one week.
“I will suggest that our committee on judiciary, legal matters and legal matters investigates finds out what exactly happened and report back in one week,” he said.
The House of Representatives had on Tuesday launched an investigation into the same issue.
