Residents Storm Warehouse, Loot Palliatives In Bayelsa

A warehouse in Bayelsa has been broken into and looted by residents in the state.

The warehouse located along Isaac Boro Expressway in Yenagoa the state capital was reportedly forced into and raided.

The warehouse contained, palliatives provided for flood victims in the state but had yet to be distributed. It was not confirmed whether the subsidy palliatives provided by the President to states to cushion the effects of the subsidy removal are among the items looted.

Confirming the invasion of the warehouse, the Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency, said the incident occurred at about 7:45pm on Sunday almost an hour after the Director-General, Walamam Igrubia, alongside some BYSEMA personnel, left the warehouse premises, adding that during the 2022 flood in the state, the Agency used the warehouse to store food items.

BYSEMA in the statement condemns the action of the yet-to-be-identified persons that invaded the premises of a warehouse and also condemns the attempt to politicise the incident by opposition elements in the state.


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