Nigeria Police has summoned Senate President, Bukola Saraki, Senators Dino Melaye and Ben Bruce who were among those involved in a protest on Friday.

The senators and other leaders and members of the Peoples Democratic Party, took to the streets of Abuja, to protest over the outcome of the recently concluded Osun State Governorship election, which they described as a fraud.

They marched to the headquarters of the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC), and subsequently, proceeded to the Police headquarters where according to the Force Public Relations Officer, Jimoh Moshood, they tried to attack some officers.

Moshood, an Acting Deputy Commissioner of Police in a statement, described the act as unruly and unlawful and therefore, summoned the party members who he said were caught on camera.

Saraki, Melaye and Bruce who were captured on camera to have been involved in the disturbance of public peace and public safety, unlawful blockade of Shehu Shagari way for several hours preventing motorists, road users and other members of the public from having access and passage on the highway thereby disturbing public peace and public safety and causing innocent people to scamper for safety and violent attack on Policemen posted to ensure security of the Force Headquarters, pushing and hitting the Policemen to forcefully enter the Force Headquarters to cause damage to Police equipment and Government properties are hereby invited to report themselves to the IGP Monitoring Unit at the Force Headquarters on Monday, 8th October, 2018 for investigation,” the statement read in part.

Wearing T-shirts with various inscriptions, the protesters claim that the Nigeria Police and INEC are arms of the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC).

According to them, the outcome of the Osun governorship poll is electoral fraud and can be likened to corruption.

Also among the protesters are Governor Aminu Tambuwal of Sokoto State; former Niger State Governor and presidential aspirant Sule Lamido; former Kano Governor and presidential aspirant Rabiu Kwankwaso, Senator Dino Melaye, Senator Ben Murray-Bruce, and others.

The protesters after the protest at INEC headquarters also headed to Police headquarters in Abuja.

However, a barricade was formed by police officers who also dispersed the protesters with tear gas.