The Nigerian Police say they have recovered the mace that was stolen from the Senate
on Wednesday.
This was contained in a statement signed by the
Deputy Police Public Relations Officer in the police headquarters, Aremu
Adeniran.
According
to Adeniran, they recovered the mace where the hoodlums abandoned it.
“The police teams engaged in massive raids of
identified criminal spots/flashpoints, stop and search operations, visibility
and confidence building patrols, intelligence gathering which forced the
suspected miscreants to abandon the mace at a point under the flyover before
the City Gate, where a patriotic passer-by saw it and alerted the Police,” the
statement read.
Adeniran, however, noted that discreet
investigation into the incident was still ongoing to arrest and bring the
perpetrators to justice.
He appreciated members of the public, especially
motorists within Abuja Metropolis for their support, during the stop-and-search
operations for the recovery of the mace.
The
National Assembly had on Wednesday given the Inspector General of Police 24hours
to produce the mace that was stolen by hoodlums suspected to be sponsored by a
suspended senator, Ovie Omo-Agege.
Omo-Agege has since denied his involvement
in the incident.
A statement signed by his lawyer, Lucky
Ajokperniovo, said that he only went to the Red Chamber on Wednesday, April 18
to resume work and sit for plenary.
He added that he was only invited by the police
to speak on his perspective and has been released.
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