The President of the Senate Dr Bukola Saraki is set to meet President Muhammadu Buhari to relay to him an alleged plot by the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris to implicate him.
The President of the Senate is to lead the leadership of the upper legislative chamber to meet with President Buhari over the alleged plot which Saraki disclosed on the floor of the Senate on Wednesday.
Saraki had raised the alarm on the floor of the Senate over a plot by the IGP to implicate him using ‘coerced’ cultists.
“My Distinguished colleagues, there is an issue which I need to bring to your attention very urgently. Last night, my State Governor, Dr. Abdulfatai Ahmed revealed to me an information at his disposal that a group of suspects who had been in police cells for several weeks for cultism and whose investigation had been concluded with prosecution about to commence under the State law based on the advice of the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) and the Ministry of Justice were ordered to be transferred to Abuja this morning.
“According to the information available to the Governor, the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Idris Ibrahim directed the Commissioner of Police in Kwara State to immediately transfer the men to the Force Headquarters.
“The plan, as the Governor was made to understand is that, under duress, the suspects would be made to alter the statements they already made in Ilorin. They will then be made to implicate the Kwara State Government, and in particular, myself, in their new statement.
“This plot is part of the strategy by the IGP Idris to settle scores over the declaration by
this honourable Chamber that he is not qualified and competent to hold any public office,
within and outside the country and that he is an enemy of Nigerian democracy based on his
usual disrespectful conduct towards lawful authorities.
“”In my own view, this plot is an act of desperation, blackmail, intimidation, abuse of
office and crude tactics aimed at turning our country into a Police State where top
officials cannot be made to obey the law, follow due process and subject themselves to
constituted authorities.
“I want to bring this dangerous development to the attention of all of you my colleagues,
the entire country and the international community so that you can be aware of the level of
impunity in our country and the danger it constitute to our democracy,” the President of the
Senate said.
Saraki explained that he was bringing the issue to the attention of his colleagues to let
them know the gravity of the situation.
“I know the gravity of the issue that is why I am bringing it to your attention and to
continue to let our colleagues and the world know presently the danger we are going with and
the levels of the rascality that is going on with some of these actions.
“I have brought it to your attention and we must continue to play our own role in doing what
we believe in the course of our duty.
“It is very unfortunate but that it the information I have as of now,” the President of the
Senate said.
The Senate resolved that the Senate President should lead a delegation to relay the concerns
raised on the floor by Saraki. The delegation would consist of the Senate President, the
Senate Leader, Senator Ahmad Lawan; the Chief Whip, Senator Olusola Adeyeye; and the
Minority Leader, Senator Godswill Akpabio.
Other members of the delegation would included Senator Danjuma Goje, Senator Sam Anyanwu,
Senator Aliyu Wammako, Senator Fatima Raji Rasaki, and Senator Oluremi Tinubu.
