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Stolen Senate Mace Recovered By The Police

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Stolen Senate Mace Recovered By Police
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Stolen Senate Mace Recovered By Police

Scenes of the attack on National Assembly | Credit: Sumner Sambo

Police Recovers Stolen Mace Of The Senate

The Nigerian Police has announced the recovery of the senate mace which was carted away by hoodlums who invaded the senate floor of the National Assembly during plenary on Wednesday.

The leadership of the senate had after the disappearance of the mace, given police operatives, a 24-hour ultimatum to recover and return the stolen mace.

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Details of how the mace was recovered is contained in a statement made available to Naija News by SP Aremu Adeniran, deputy force public relations officer, force headquarters, Abuja.

The police attributed the success in the recovery of the mace to stop and search operations, visibility and confidence building patrols, and intelligence gathering which forced the suspected miscreants to abandon the Mace at a point under the flyover before the City Gate, where a patriotic passerby saw it and alerted the Police.

The statement reads:

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“19th April, 2018 – Sequel to the invasion of the Senate Chambers of the National Assembly, Federal Republic of Nigeria on the 18th April, 2018 by some suspected thugs who disrupted the Senate Plenary Session and carted away the Mace of the Red Chambers, the Inspector General of Police, IGP Ibrahim K. Idris NPM, mni, immediately instituted a high-powered Police Investigation and Intelligence Team coordinated by the IGP Monitoring Unit of the Force and further directed a total lockdown of the Federal Capital Territory with intense surveillance patrol and thorough Stop and Search Operations at various Police checkpoints with a view to arresting perpetrators and possible recovery of the stolen Mace.”

“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 passerby saw it and alerted the Police.”

“While a discreet investigation into the incident is still ongoing to arrest and bring the perpetrators to justice, the Nigeria Police Force appreciates the spirited members of the public, most especially motorists within Abuja Metropolis for their support, cooperation and timely information during the rigorous stop and search operations for the recovery of the Mace.”

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“The renewed commitment of the Nigeria Police Force to guarantee protection of Lives and Property, Peace and Stability and sustain democracy in the country remains unequivocal and unwavering.”