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Umar appeared before the senate panel on Tuesday following a petition presented by Istifanus Gyang, senator representing Plateau north.
He was caught
He was seen kicking the guard, who had
also told TheCable that he allegedly threatened to jail him.
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“He (Umar) said he is going to jail me; that he has jailed lots of people and they cannot come out unless he says so. He said he is the one that is fighting Saraki (Bukola Saraki, former senate president) and many people,” Sagwak had said.
After the incident, Timzing Ramnap, counsel to the security guard, petitioned the senate through Gyang, urging the red chamber to probe the matter.
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Colleagues of Onyiuke told TheCable during a visit to the plaza that he was detained on Monday last week, hours after Umar was caught beating up a guard at a popular plaza.
The CCT chairman was said to have ordered the arrest of the 34-year-old for allegedly insulting him when he visited Banex plaza.
Before then,
Umar had beaten up a security man who had told him his vehicle was parked in the wrong space when he arrived at the plaza.
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In his defence, Ibraheem Al-Hassan, CCT spokesperson, said the guard was rude and could not provide a reasonable explanation why Umar should not park in the said space.
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