JUST IN: Hungry Nigerians loot NEMA warehouse in Abuja 

 

Some hungry Nigerians residing at the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), have looted a warehouse belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency of Nigeria (NEMA) on Sunday morning.

The warehouse where residents carted away foodstuffs and other items is located in Karimo, Phase 3 Region of the FCT, Abuja.

Meanwhile, Nigeria Police Force in Abuja have been deployed to the area to disperse the looters and secure the building. 

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Reacting to this, the spokesperson for the FCT Police Command, Josephine Adeh, said “the situation is now under control.”

Many Nigerians have been lamenting hardship following the removal of fuel subsidy and the devaluation of the naira after it was floated by President Bola Tinubu’s administration. The economic policies of the administration have pushed up the prices of goods drastically and rate of inflation.