Nigerian senate stolen mace found under the bridge in Lagos (video/photos)

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A mace stolen from Nigeria's Senate floor Wednesday has been found under a flyover in Nigeria's capital, Abuja.

Search teams were alerted late Thursday that a passer-by had sighted the mace under the road, Aremu Adeniran, spokesman for the state police said in a statement.
Nigeria's Senate was put on high alert after a group of armed men intruded a session at the Senate Wednesday.
The men were allegedly led by suspended lawmaker Ovie Omo-Agege who seized the object from the upper legislative chambers, a Senate spokesman said.

Laws cannot be passed by Nigeria's Senate if the mace is absent as it is a symbol of authority binding decisions taken on the Senate floor.
The incident was branded "an act of treason" by Aliyu Abdullahi, a Senate spokesman who said the lawmaker was trying to overthrow a branch of the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Nigeria's Senate leader Bukola Saraki also condemned the robbery calling it "an assault on the country's democracy."