According to him, what happened
at the National Assembly was an act of internal conspiracy among some security
agencies and some lawmakers.
“There should be cooperation
between security agencies and the lawmakers but, in this case, the attack came
from the roof as the senators are not helping security matters.
“On April 16, there was hint that
a group planned to invade the National Assembly and disrupt activities, which
called for a build-up of security with two units of mobile police mobilised to
the complex.
“However, on April 18, at about
11am, my attention was drawn to a group protesting at the gate, and, while I
moved to address the group, I was informed that some people were running away
with the mace.
“I signalled all the entry points
that nobody drives in or out but three men approached me identifying themselves
as security operatives and requested to be allowed to go.
“The strain of blood on their
clothes made me suspicious and I ordered their arrest.
“In all, six people were arrested
same day and handed over to the Force Headquarters alongside charms recovered
from them.
“In addition, an unmarked Prado
jeep and a Toyota Hilux were impounded and they are with the police.
“It was later that I observed that
the protest was a diversionary attention to move me out and that the protesters
were same group with those who attacked,’’ Abdul said.
He said there was no
communication from the National Assembly’s Sergeant-At-Arms during the invasion
by the thugs.
Earlier, the Sergeant-At-Arms, Mr
Brighton Danwalex, had said that reports from investigation after the incident
revealed that Senator Ali Ndume instructed men assigned to protect the mace not
to touch it during the invasion.
According to him, it was wrong
for them to take orders from Ndume.
“Security men are having
challenges with some legislators because they don’t want to follow checks,’’ he
added.
Danwalex said security men were
overpowered due to lack of security gadgets to enhance operational capacity.
“There is no functional
walkie-talkie; we would have alerted all the exit points.
“The CCTV is not functioning and
there is only one operational patrol vehicle and the entrance into the White
House requires biometric doors,’’ he said.
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