Hoodlums have hijacked trucks loaded with bags of 10 kilograms of rice meant to be delivered to yet-to-be-ascertained communities as their shares of palliative to cushion the effect of fuel subsidy removal.
It was gathered that the incident occurred at around 6:30 p.m., along the Oja-Oba/Idi-Ape/Isale-Oja axis of Ilorin-East and West local government areas, when three Toyota Dynas fully loaded with rice and was passing through the site attracted the attention of the people, who then attacked the trucks.
The attackers reportedly emptied the three trucks, fully loaded with the rice. This development led to a free-for-all fight, creating tension among the residents and traders in the area. The operatives of the Nigeria Police were later seen in the areas some minutes after the incidents questioning people, but made no arrests at that time.
Recall that as part of a measure to cushion the effect of the removal of fuel subsidy, the state government acknowledged receipt of N2 billion out of the N5 billion announced by the federal government, which is meant to purchase rice to be distributed to the vulnerable.
