Police retrieves stolen Mace for Senate
Following the invasion of the Senate Chambers of the National Assembly, by some suspected ‘thugs’ who disrupted the Senate Plenary Session and carted away the Mace, the Police said it has recovered the mace.
Force Deputy Publc Relations Officer SP Aremu Adeniran who disclosed this today said Inspector General of Police Ibrahim Idris also ordered the Commissioner of Police FCT Command to beef-up security at the National Assembly.
The IGP had immediately instituted a high-powered Police Investigation and Intelligence Team coordinated by the IGP Monitoring Unit of the Force and further directed a total lock-down of the Federal Capital Territory with intense surveillance patrol and thorough Stop and Search Operations at various Police check-points 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 passer-by saw it and alerted the Police, Aremu said.
According to 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.
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, the force deputy spokesman said.
