Residents loots rice from warehouse

Residents loot rice from Kebbi
govt’s palliatives warehouse and broken down truck
Residents of Kebbi state over the weekend engaged in
widespread looting of both government and private-
owned warehouses in the state. The hungry residents
of the state targeted a government storage facility
located in the Bayan Kara area, successfully
overpowering the security forces on guard and carted
away essential food items. The looters went on to
attack private warehouses and retail stores, carting
away food items.
A truck filled with a variety of grains, which had broken
down and was intended for distribution within Birnin
Kebbi, was also raided by the looters.
Chairman of the Bayan Kara Market food vendors
association, Muhammadu Gwadangwaji, reported the
severity of the situation, noting that the aggression of
the youths was undeterred by security efforts, which
included firing gunshots and deploying tear gas.
“They forced their way in and looted the government
warehouse and some of our shops,” Gwadangwaji
recounted. He further mentioned that several shops
and warehouses were set ablaze by the marauders.
Confirming the incident, the Chief Press Secretary,
Ahmed Idris, the Chief Press Secretary to Governor
Nasir Idris, condemned the attacks and said the
attack is “unfortunate” and unprecedented in Kebbi State.
“The hoodlums had earlier attacked the consignment
of food items brought to the state for distribution to
the people by Dangote before targeting the
government warehouse,” he explained
Idris lamented the theft of foodstuffs, purchased by
the state government for its citizens, totaling over N5
billion distributed across more than 200 trucks.
“It is unfortunate those who broke into the warehouse
had gone there to steal what belongs to the people of
the state,” he added, confirming that measures had
been taken to secure the warehouses against future
incidents.”