Breaking News

Hardship: Residents break into Abuja warehouse, loot foodstuffs

Some residents of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) have broken into a government storage facility in the Gwagwa area of Abuja and looted food items in the warehouse.

The incident occurred on Sunday, March 3, 2024.

It was gathered that the residents, mostly youths, in their number broke into the warehouse located around the Tasha area of Abuja at about 7 a.m. and looted bags of maize and grain.

A resident, Jaafar Aminu, disclosed that the looting continued unhindered till about 9 a.m. on Sunday.

TCN transmission tower vandalised in Abuja

Aminu said many residents of the area as well as persons from neighbouring Jiwa and Karmo towns trooped towards the warehouse to partake in the looting of the food items.

He added that the looting caused a gridlock on Gwagwa-Karmo Road which leads to the Dei-Dei and Jabi areas of Abuja.

It would be recalled that the warehouse was looted during the COVID-19 lockdown across the country in 2020. Grain bags as well as pumping machines meant for intervention were stolen from the facility by the looters.

Meanwhile, the FCT Police Command has yet to speak on the latest looting of the warehouse as of press time.

The Star

Segun Ojo

Recent Posts

$4.5bn fraud: How Emefiele used associates to acquire properties — Witness

A witness has narrated to the Special Offences Court sitting in the Ikeja area of…

8 hours ago

ICPC recovers N5.3bn from 7 states, FCT councils

The Independent Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Commission (ICPC) has recovered more than N5.3bn…

9 hours ago

Police arrest four over slaughter of 84 chickens, theft of 13 egg crates in Kano

The Kano State Police Command has arrested four men for allegedly slaughtering 84 chickens and…

9 hours ago

Court orders Maina’s son to begin seven-year jail term

A Federal High Court in Abuja has ordered Faisal Maina, son of former Pension Reform…

10 hours ago

EFCC arraigns musician Felix Duke over N21.2m fraud

A Lagos State High Court has granted musician Felix Duke Osagie, popularly known as Felix…

10 hours ago

Businessman faces trial over £122,000 investment fraud

The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) has arraigned a businessman, Ashley Segun Oshin, over…

10 hours ago

This website uses cookies.