Ogun House of Assembly’s mace has been stolen by suspected burglars.
Abimbola Oyeyemi, spokesman of the state’s police command, confirmed this to newsmen yesterday. He said that the burglars broke into the speaker’s office through the roof and stole the mace.
“There is an unfortunate incident today in the assembly complex. Hoodlums broke into the assembly through the ceiling and removed the official mace of the house.
“That is why the Commissioner of Police, Edward Ajogun, had to go there for on the spot assessment.
“Now, the head of the mace has been recovered and investigation has commenced.
“The CP has directed the State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department to take over the investigation.
“We are getting some clues on the perpetrators of the incident and very soon we will arrest everyone that partook in that dastardly act.
“No arrest has been made but the investigation has commenced,” he said.
But he said that the part of the mace that has the Coat of Arms symbol had been recovered while the other part has not been found.
Olakunle Oluomo, Speaker of the House, confirmed that the mace was stolen but that the part of the mace which had the coat of arm and automatically made it the mace had been recovered.
“I do not know the motive of the stealing but it is true and the police are already on top of it.
“I have to say that even the CP himself and other top officials have been to the assembly to see what really happened.
“Am not suspecting anybody, I see it as a theft but the police investigation will tell us what really happened.
” It will not affect our sitting, when we are ready to sit ,our mace will come up, ” he said.