Olawale Ajimotokan in Abuja
Suspected hoodlums yesterday looted the meals retailer belonging to the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA) Agriculture Secretariat in Gwagwa space of Abuja.
The spokesman of FCTA Agric Secretariat, Zakari Aliyu, confirmed the incident, stressing that the individuals didn’t solely loot all of the meals gadgets within the retailer, but additionally vandalised and carted away doorways and home windows of the power.
He confirmed that the criminals swarmed on the shop after they had been offloading meals gadgets into the amenities on the morning, carting away all meals gadgets with different valuables within the secretariat, estimated at thousands and thousands of naira.
He mentioned there could also be an official go to by the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Minister, Nyesom Wike to evaluate the extent of vandalism.
THISDAY additionally gathered that the police had been promptly deployed to the scene to forestall a complete breakdown of regulation.
The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, additionally confirmed the incident, however nonetheless, disclosed that the scenario had been introduced below management.
In the meantime, the Nationwide Emergency Administration Company (NEMA) has refuted reviews alleging that its warehouse was looted by some hoodlums in Abuja, yesterday.
The denial was contained in a press release issued by Manzo Ezekiel of NEMA Press Unit.
“That is to make clear that the looted warehouse doesn’t belong to NEMA. Nevertheless, the company sympathises with homeowners of the looted facility.
“To forestall any safety breach at NEMA amenities, the Director Normal, Mustapha Ahmed, has directed Zonal Administrators and Heads of Operations to strengthen safety in and across the Company’s workplaces and warehouses nationwide,” the assertion mentioned.
