Nigeria residents of the Federal Capital Territory(abuja) have raided and plundered a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA).
Residents Invade NEMA Warehouse In Abuja, Loot Foodstuffs, Others Amid Hardship.
SaharaReporters learnt that the warehouse was raided on Sunday morning.
The warehouse is located in Karimo, Phase 3 Region of the FCT, Abuja.
SaharaReporters gathered that the residents carted away foodstuffs and other items.
Personnel of the Nigeria Police Force in Abuja have been deployed to the area to disperse the looters and secure the building.
The spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, confirmed the incident to SaharaReporters.
She, however, added that the situation had been brought under control.
“The situation is now under control,” she said.
Many Nigerians have been lamenting hardship following the removal of fuel subsidy and the devaluation of the naira after it was floated by President Bola Tinubu’s administration.
The economic policies of the administration have pushed up the prices of goods drastically and rate of inflation.
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Residents Invade NEMA Warehouse in Abuja & L00t Foodstuffs
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explorerng.com gathered some comments / reactions below:
@MyG51846748: “This thing dey sweet me, I like being involve in something like this”
@lumen5000: “Actually there’s hunger in town. Things are highly expensive. The economy is not giving.”
@Timi_jnr1: “This is a crime !!!”
Stealing/looting is not good”
@Plug08066: “When there’s nothing left in the Warehouse to loot, they’ll face Aso Rock… You know the country is in deep crisis yet you are approving billions of nairas for irrelevant things..”
I just Dey pity people who are going to be fasting in this coming Ramadan
Oju yin a Bo”
@JideWestwood: “Hunger is in the land, can’t blame em. So sad”
@IsraelInnocent_: “Why are Nigerians like this?
Mr President is trying to make things work and you are invading places.
Endure now. Just Endure ”
@Ishow_leck: “Why won’t they l00t foodstuffs.
The economy you refuse to protect will end up people doing this.”
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