Looting of warehouse: Police arrest 15 suspects, recover 26 bags of maize
Following Sunday’s invasion of a federal government food storage warehouse located in the Tasha area of the Karmo district of Abuja, the FCT Police Command has arrested 15 suspects, including two security guards who actively participated in the looting.
A statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, SP Josephine Adeh said “Exhibits such as twenty-six (26) bags of maize, five (5) motorcycles, and some vandalized aluminum roofings were recovered from the suspects.
She said, “The FCT police command is fully informed about the impulsive attack on Agric Department Strategic food store located at Tasha, Abuja, on 2/03/2024 by some irate mobs, which resulted in the vandalism and looting of the warehouse.
“The Command wishes to state that normalcy has since been restored to the environ and the situation is very much under control
“Fifteen(15) suspects were arrested, including two local securityguardsd employed by the warehouse management
“Exhibits such as twenty-six (26) bags of Maize, five Motorcycles and some vandalized aluminum roofings were recovered from the suspects.
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) had shortly after news broke out about the looting denied that the Agency’s warehouse was looted by some hoodlums in Abuja.
It said, “This is to clarify that the looted warehouse does not belong to NEMA.
“However, the Agency sympathizes with owners of the looted facility.
“To forestall any security breach at NEMA facilities, the Director General Mustapha Habib Ahmed has directed Zonal Directors and Heads of Operations to strengthen security in and around the Agency’s offices and warehouses nationwide.”
