Senate president Bukola Saraki Photo: Twitter
The President Muhammadu Buhari administration has denied reports that the President is behind the invitation of the Senate President, Bukola Saraki, for questioning by the police.
Buhari’s media aide Garba Shehu, while debunking the claim, said “the law of the land is intended for all, not for the poor or those at the lowest rungs of the social ladder.”
Shehu was reacting to various comments by some prominent Nigerians over Saraki’s invitation in connection with the Offa robbery incident where over 30 people were killed.
The Police had, on June 4, asked for Saraki’s reaction to the statement made by some of the suspects arrested in connection with the deadly robbery incident.
And the Senate President wrote a statement on 7 June.
But the Inspector General of Police, Ibrahim Idris, on July 23, asked Saraki to report on July 24 by 8.a.m, to make further statement on the robbery incident.
Saraki has yet to comply as at the time of writing this report.
“It is odd, strange and bizarre that while ordinary citizens can be called up to answer questions or be interrogated, the VIP cannot be questioned without the annoying insinuations of partisanship, persecution or outright politicisation,” Shehu said.
“This country cannot achieve development in peace when important cases are viewed through political prisms and the law is considered as being applicable to some, and not applicable to others.”