Reps summon Police IG over harassment of G-7 Govs

ABUJA-MEMBERs of the House of Representatives
Tuesday mandated the House Committee on Police
Affairs to summon the Inspector General of Police, Mr
Mohammed Abubakar to explain the role of the police
in the alleged harassment of G-7 Governors at the
Kano state Government House on Sunday.
The committee is also expected to ascertain the
circumstances leading to the invasion of the Kano's
Governor's lodge by the men and officers of the
Nigeria Police Force under the command of a
divisional Police Officer, DPO and report back to the
House within two weeks.
This development was sequel to a motion brought to
the floor of the House under matters of National
Importance by Rep Idris Kutigi, PDP, Niger state.
The motion which was signed by other 60 members
and titled: 'IMPUNITY AND DISREGARD TO THE
CONSTITUTION OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
NIGERIA,1999 (AS AMENDED) BY THE NIGERIAN
POLICE FORCE'.
Drama however started immediately the motion was
announced on the floor of the House as the sharp
division between the old bloc and new bloc PDP
reared its ugly face again.
The old bloc tried to kill the motion but with the
heavy support of the opposition the splinter PDP
carried the day.