The senator representing Lagos Central in the National Assembly, Oluremi Tinubu, has said that she no longer feels safe in her office after it was burgled on January 9.
Mrs Tinubu officially reported the burglary in her National Assembly office to her colleagues during Thursday plenary.
The burglary was first reported in a statement by her aide, Nifemi Aje, who said the incident was discovered on January 9 as staff resumed work.
Tinubu urged the Senate to investigate the burglary and demanded the replacement of her lost items.
“I want to report an incident that happened in my office why we were on holiday during the Christmas break. The Senate is aware that we were closed for the break on Thursday the 21st day of December 2018.
“However, my office had been closed from 7th December as I had constituency engagements and town hall meetings scheduled for the period.
“On Wednesday 9th January 2019, my staff upon resumption noticed some anomalies in the organisation and setup of the office, prompting an inspection,” she said.
Among items she said the burglars carted away are HP laptop computer, CCTV camera box, one Smile internet device, and copies of the laws of the federation.
She added that the incident was reported at the police post of the National Assembly.
She also expressed fear of insecurity in the office given that election is close.
The presiding officer, Ike Ekweremadu, referred the issue to the National Assembly management to report through the Committee on Senate Services.
Mr Ekweremadu recounted a similar incident of an unnamed former colleague whose car was broken into when he came to do a transaction in the National Assembly.
