…24-hour curfew declared in Adamawa
Youths have allegedly stolen hundreds of bags of maize, locally processed rice and other items worth millions of naira in Jalingo, Taraba State.
The youths, who were said to be in large numbers, stormed the warehouse located not far from the 6 Army Brigade and looted the warehouse on Friday midnight.
The warehouse is said to belong to a former member of the state House of Assembly and immediate-past chairman of Sardauna local government area of the State, Dr. Jugulde.
One of the guards at the warehouse, who would not like his name mentioned, told newsmen that when the youths started gathering at the warehouse at about 11.50pm, the Nigerian Army and police were alerted.
He said before the arrival of the security agents, the youths had already broken into the warehouse and started looting. The guard further stated that when the security agents arrived at the scene, they fired shots into the air to disperse the looters. It was learnt two persons died in the process.
Items carted away from the warehouse include hundreds of bags of maize and locally processed rice as well as agricultural inputs including fertiliser and pesticide. When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer of the Taraba State Command, SP Usman Abdullahi, said he was trying to get details of the incident.
In the same vein, Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri has declared a 24-hour curfew on the State, effective from yesterday.
According to reports, some residents yesterday broke into two warehouses in Yola, the state Capital carts away food and non-food items. The masses were mostly youths packing bags of rice, gallons of palm oil, spaghetti, pump machines and other valuable items.
In an issued press statement yesterday, Governor Fintiri said the curfew followed the dangerous dimension the activities of hoodlums had assumed across the State capital, Yola, as they attack people with matchets, breaking into business premises and carting away property.
With the curfew imposed, there will be no movement throughout the State. Fintiri said only those on essential duties with valid identification would be permitted to move around during the period of the curfew.
The Governor’s Chief Press Secretary, Humwashi Wonosikou, who signed the statement, says the Government is ready to arrest anyone breaking the law.
