Ebun Francis| The police in Lagos has recovered the Ogun State House of Assembly mace stolen on Thursday by unknown persons.
The mace was believed to have been stolen by criminals who broke into the office of the Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo on Wednesday night.
According to Ogun State Police Command Spokesperson, Abimbola Oyeyemi, the head of the mace was, however, recovered on Thursday.
The Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer, Muyiwa Adejobi, who confirmed the development on Friday said the mace was recovered around Abule Ado area of Lagos.
He said, “Lagos Police Command Recovers Ogun State House of Assembly Stolen Mace at Abule Ado area of the state at about 8.30am.”
“Someone in a moving vehicle, suspected to be Toyota Siena Space Wagon, threw out an object into the nearby bush and the police recovered the object which was later identified to be the Ogun State House of Assembly Mace.”
According to Adejobi, the mace has been handed over to the Commissioner of Police, Lagos State, CP Hakeem Odumosu, who he said later instructed the DCP State CID, Lagos State, Yetunde Longe, to protect the mace and liaise with the Ogun State Police Command on the return of the recovered mace to Ogun State.
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