The unknown burglars who accessed the Assembly complex through the ceiling in a pre – dawn operations and evaded detection despite security presence, were said to have also broke into the office of the Speaker, Kunle Oluomo, in search of yet – to – be ascertained items.

It was learnt that the Commissioner of Police, Edward Awolowo Ajogun, visited the complex to assess the situation but newsmen eager to find out what happened, were sent back by security Operatives.

The Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Oyeyemi, told our reporter that Ajogun visited the legislative complex following complaints that the Assembly mace was stolen by people yet to be identified people.

Abimbola, a Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) said the Police has recovered a part of the mace – the Coat of arm portion of it, while the larger portion of it is still palpably missing.

Although, no arrest has been made.

Abimbola said:”There is an unfortunate incident today in the assembly complex. The hoodlums broke into the assembly through the ceiling, and removed the official mace of the house. That is why the Commissioner of Police has 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 get everyone that partook in that dastardly act.

“No arrest has been arrested but the investigation has commenced. You know the mace has a tail end that has the coat of arms symbol, that one has been recovered. We are looking at every possible clue.”

But the Ogun Assembly Committee Chairman on Information, Yusuff Adejojo, denied that the House’s mace was stolen or the Assembly complex burgled, saying nothing like that happened.

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The Constituency office of the Ifo/Ewekoro Federal House of Representatives member, Hon. Ibrahim Isiaka, was also not spared as the violence – driven hoodlums stormed and burnt it down.

The hoodlums seizing the opportunity of the grand finale of the town’s annual Akoogun festival vent their spleen on Oluomo properties and others on the supposition that the party and its chieftains invited the Police to the Akoogun festival being celebrated in the town.

It was learnt that Operatives of the Special Anti – Robbery Squad (SARS) had trailed one of the boys suspected to have taken part in the violent opposition to the APC in Ifo during the last general elections in the state, to the venue of the Akoogun festival for gun possession, and got him arrested with the gun.

But his colleagues allegedly encircled the police, stoutly prevented his being taken away, and succeeded in retrieving the said gun from the policemen.

It was further learnt that the hoodlums also attempted to snatch an AK47 from one of the policemen and in a fierce struggle for the riffle between the police and the daring hoodlums, gunshot rang out and one of the boys was cut down while the policemen also fled the scene.

The killing, multiple sources claimed, touched – off the anger of the hoodlums who quickly regrouped and stormed the constituency office of Kunle Oluomo, razed vehicles on ground and constituency building.

Oluomo’s properties destroyed during the attack include office, five vehicles (three Mercedes 42 seater buses, one Isuzu Luxurious bus and a 36 – seater coaster bus) being used for free school shuttle pupils and students in Ifo 1 State Constituency.

However, Oluomo who was palpably worried by the state’s steady slide into violence, particularly in Ifo in the last six months, has called on the security agencies to pay closer attention to the area lest the situation slips out of hand.

Oluomo stated: “This to invite the attention of security agencies to Ogun State Ifo to forestall total breakdown of law and order.

“Monday was the final Akoogun festival in Ifo and one of the boys opposed to APC during the last election invited many of the political thugs and unionists that were involved in attacks against me and APC supporters during the elections.

“I learnt SARS trailed one of the boys to the venue for gun possession and got him arrested with the gun, others surrounded the police to prevent the boy from being taken away, took the gun back from the policemen and even attempted to seize AK47 from one of the policemen, in the melee, one of the boys was killed and the policemen escaped from the scene.

“The boys later regrouped and started attacking any APC members or supporters in sight, accusing them of inviting police, they later mobilized themselves in large numbers, moved to my constituency office and set ablaze 5 vehicles ( three Mercedes 42 seater buses, one Isuzu Luxurious bus and a 36 seater coaster bus) that I use for free school shuttle, the entire office was razed down and they later moved to the constituency of Ifo / Ewekoro Federal Rep, Hon. Ibrahim Isiaka and burnt it down as well.

“I must state here that they have been trailing me since i won the 9th March election, in fact, I have to seek police protection for my house and office for the first two weeks after the election because they keep threatening that they will bring me down on or before May 29th.

“I hereby appeal to all securities agencies in Ogun State to please give special attention to Ifo (I understand they planned another attack for today again) and order thorough investigation into matter to bring the perpetrators to book.”

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