The Lagos State police command has confirmed the recovery of the stolen mace of the Ogun state House of Assembly.The Public Relations Officer of the Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi said, the mace was recovered around the Abule Ado area of Lagos.
According to the statement, the police operatives attached to Trade Fair Station of the Lagos State Police Command today, Friday, December 11, 2020, recovered the missing mace of the Ogun State House of Assembly at Abule Ado Area of the state at about 8.30 am,”Some burglars invaded the office of the Speaker, Ogun State House of Assembly on Wednesday’s night and stole the symbol of authority and also damaged some properties in the Assembly.Adejobi said, “The police operatives, worked on intelligence from members of the Abule Ado community who claimed that someone in a moving Toyota Siena Space Wagon, threw out an object into the nearby bush.
He said the police recovered the object which was later identified to be the Ogun State House of Assembly Mace.
“The recovered mace has been handed over to the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, Mr Hakeem Odumosu, who later instructed the Deputy Commissioner of Police, State CID, Lagos State, Mrs Yetunde Longe, to protect the mace and liaise with the Ogun State Police Command on the return of the recovered mace to Ogun State.”
Mr Odumosu promised to assist the Ogun State Police Command in the investigation into the incident that led to the stolen and recovery of the mace.
