Few hours after a group of suspected armed thugs stormed the senate chamber at National Assembly in Abuja and made away with the mace, the lawmakers have given the Inspector General of Police and Director General of Department of State Service ( DSS ) 24hours to recover the mace.
This resolution was made during a joint session by the both chambers which was hurriedly conveyed at the instance of the unfortunate incident by the Deputy Senate President, Ike Ekweremadu who presided over the session.
Ekweremadu briefed the lawmakers of the invasion when armed thugs stormed the senate chamber in a commando style and beaten up the Sargent At Arm who prevented them from entry and even tried to kidnap two senators before they made away with the mace.
At the session the lawmakers asked the police boss , Ibrahim Idris and Director General of DSS , Lawal Daura to go after the assailant and ensure that the mace is recovered.
He described the incident as an afront on the parliament and democracy just as he vowed to get to the root of matter. Investigation revealed that a protest was organised at the gate of National Assembly to distract the attention of the security while the hoodlums escapedthrough the back gate.
Immediately after the incident a spare mace was provided to enable the senate continue with their sitting.
Ekweremadu and other senators tactically escaped through the emergency doors in order not be caught up in the melee.
Tension is high at the building of Nigeria lawmaking body as security has been beefed up within the premises.