BEVERLY HILLS, July 25, (THEWILL) – President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki on Tuesday failed to honour the invitation of the Nigeria Police Force over his indictment in the Offa bank robbery.
THEWILL recalls that the police had on Monday invited Saraki to report to the Head of investigation team, of the Intelligence Response Team (IRT) on July 24 at 8 a.m. in Guzape, Abuja.
Responding, Saraki tweeted that the invitation was political and a ploy to stop the defections by aggrieved senators in plenary which held on Tuesday.
True to his predictions, 15 Senators decamped from the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) to the opposition Peoples Democratic Party (PDP).
This happened after Saraki’s convoy was reported to have been blocked by policemen on his way to the National Assembly.
However, the Force Spokesman, acting DCP Jimoh Moshood, while addressing newsmen on Tuesday in Abuja, said that the force would not shy away from its constitutional responsibilities of crime detection.
He insisted that Saraki had case to answer and it was consequent upon that that he was invited to appear before the IRT adding that Saraki was not harassed and intimidated physically or otherwise by any police personnel as reported.
“The Nigeria police force will not abdicate from its constitutional responsibilities of detection of crimes and criminalities, and will always treat crime as crime no matter who is involved,” he said.
“The force remains focused and will not be distracted from carrying out a discreet and thorough investigation into the indictment of the Senate President.
“It is also absolutely untrue that Saraki was harassed, threatened or intimidated physically or otherwise by any Police personnel either from the Force Headquarters or any other formation of the Force.”
However, THEWILL can report that Saraki did not honour the invitation by the Police by presided the Senate plenary on Tuesday and attended to other businesses.
