Minister of State for the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Dr. Mariya Mahmoud, has said the looters of the Abuja grains warehouse did not spare the roofs and fence.
Hungry residents on Sunday invaded a warehouse in Gwagwa-Tasha area of the nation’s capital.
However, when the minister visited the scene to assess the damage done to the facility, she described what she saw as unfortunate, saying hoodlums carted away all the grains and other food stuff, not sparing the roofs and fence.
She added it was beyond hunger, but criminal.
The Minister, who expressed disappointment over the attitude of the youths within the area, however assured that the Administration would establish a police post in all government warehouses across the territory going forward.
”We are here due to the unfortunate incident that happened early hours of yesterday, where hoodlums attacked this very warehouse and packed everything, including non-food items.
“Not only the food items that are here, including the roofing, windows, and even the gates of this place and offices were all attacked. You can see the level of damage. There is nothing that is left here, including machineries that were used for the processing of these things,” she said.
She said the incident happened when the administration was restocking with a view to meeting up with the directive of President Bola Tinubu to distribute palliatives to all the six area councils in FCT.
