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Hoodlums cart away food items after breaking into govt warehouse in Abuja

Hoodlums broke into a government warehouse in Gwagwa town, Abuja, on Sunday, and made away with stored food items.

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A boy carries a bag of food on his head during a mass looting of a warehouse that have COVID-19 food palliatives that were not given during lockdown to relieve people of hunger, in Jos, Nigeria, on October 24, 2020. - Nigeria, with 200 million inhabitants, counts the highest number of extreme poverty in the world, with close to 90 million inhabitants who are at food risk. (Photo by Ifiok Ettang / AFP)

Hoodlums broke into a government warehouse in Gwagwa town, Abuja, on Sunday, and made away with stored food items.
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It was gathered that the culprits broke into the warehouse located around Tasha area of the community around 7am and continued till 9am with bags of maize and grain looted.

Report has it that persons from neighbouring Jiwa and Karmo town headed towards the site with the intention of taking part in the loot.

The affected warehouse was also looted during the COVID-19 lockdown.
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Grain bags as well as pumping machines meant for intervention were stolen by the looters.

The looters headed towards Idu Industrial Estate, an area that hosts warehouses owned by individuals and also government.

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Meanwhile, FCT Spokesperson SP Josephine Adeh, said the police were already on ground to control the situation.
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