Members of the Nigerian Police force were seen preventing the Senate President, Bukola Saraki from leaving the street where his residence is located in Abuja.
The Senate President had been invited by the Inspector General in connection with the Offa Robbery incidence.
Bamikole Omisore, aide of the senate president, however said the senate president was detained and could not proceed to honouring the invitation.
Omisore said on his Twitter handle,
BREAKING: The @PoliceNG have blocked the Senate President @BukolaSaraki‘s convoy at Lake chad junction on his way to report to the police headquarters upon the last night invitation by the police received at 8pm pic.twitter.com/imD7ng2BqV
— Bamikole Banks Omisore (@MrBanksOmishore) July 24, 2018
Saraki had alleged last night that he was being invited again by the Police in order to detain him so as to prevent the planned massive defection of some disgruntled APC members.
“I have been reliably informed that the police invitation was planned by the IG as a ploy to stop an alleged plan by some Senators and House of Representatives members from defecting from the All Progressives Congress (APC),” he said.
Below is the video of the police and their operational vehicles: