However, Adaramodu, in a phone conversation with The Cable on Tuesday, dismissed Oshiomhole’s claim.

“That is not true. Signatures forged, over what?” he said.

He also stated that Senator Ireti Kingibe, whose name was mentioned by Oshiomhole, had never complained to the Senate.

According to him, senators have an independent mind and the allegations about a purported forgery are very strange.

“If Senator Kingibe had anything against any procedure, she would report it on the floor of the senate, not to an individual.

“But it is not even true, because I was part of the ethics and public petitions committee that listened to the matter.

“Nobody will say that he or she was coerced or somebody’s signature was forged; that has never happened in the senate and it cannot happen. It has never happened.

“Senators are independent-minded people. We are mature men and women. And if you have any infraction against anybody, that person can, without any advocate from anywhere, that person will show it. So there’s nothing like that. I’m just hearing it for the first time. That’s very strange,” Adaramodu said.

Asked whether the Senate would sanction Oshiomhole over the allegations, Adaramodu said the chamber would first examine the remarks before taking a stand.

“We are going to review any statements made by him. The senate will take a cursory look at either extraneous, spontaneous or intentional comments from any senator appropriately.

“We are going to look into it. We will take a stand and everyone will know where we stand. But we can say no senator has reported that his or her senator was forged during the Natasha matter.

“It was debated on the floor of the senate openly at the plenary in the full glare of every Nigerian and even the international audience, and so nothing to hide.

“All Nigerians knew where we stood then on the issue of Natasha… that she ran foul of the senate’s orders. And we are orderly because we are bounded by orders of the senate,” he said.

Akpoti-Uduaghan was suspended in March 2025 over allegations of gross misconduct and unruly behaviour following her dispute with Senate President Godswill Akpabio.

He added that the swift response of security operatives prevented the gunmen from penetrating deeper into the facility or causing further damage. The source, however, said the motive behind the attack was still unknown at the time of filing this report.

A resident of Kuru in Jos South Local Government Area, Bulus Haruna, said the attack caused panic in surrounding communities as sustained gunfire echoed for several minutes.

He said residents were thrown into fear following the sound of heavy shooting during the night attack.

Efforts by newsmen to reach the Plateau State Police Command for confirmation were unsuccessful as of press time, and attempts to obtain official comments from NIPSS management were also unsuccessful.

The statement said the suspect, armed with a cutlass, “reportedly attacked the victim and dispossessed him of his mobile phone.”

Police said members of the public apprehended the suspect after the victim raised an alarm and attempted mob action against him before operatives attached to the Doubeli Divisional Police Headquarters intervened and took him into custody.

Preliminary investigations, according to the command, linked the suspect to a series of theft cases within the Yola metropolis, including the theft of a sewing machine at Tsohon Kasuwa. The police added that efforts were ongoing to identify and arrest other persons connected to the alleged crimes.

In another operation conducted on June 14, police operatives on confidence-building patrol arrested two suspected Shilla gang members identified as Abba Abdullahi, 17, and Abdulrahman Saidu, 16.

The suspects were allegedly found in possession of dangerous knives “suspected to have been intended for use in committing criminal acts at a birthday party,” the statement said.

The Commissioner of Police, CP Kabir Umar Hassan, commended the operatives for what the command described as their “proactive response and professionalism” in carrying out the operations.

The statement added that the police chief “reaffirmed the Command’s commitment to dismantling Shilla gangs and other criminal groups threatening the peace and security of residents.”

The command urged residents to continue supporting law enforcement agencies with timely and credible information, assuring that all reports would be treated with utmost confidentiality.