Adamawa: Police arrest 120 hoodlums over looting

120 suspected hoodlums who under the disguise of been protesters were arrested by the police command in Adamawa for looting items from government and private warehouses on Sunday.

The disclosure was made by the spokesman of the command, DSP Suleiman Nguroje who spoke to newsmen on Monday in Yola.
Nguroje said that the command has recovered many stolen items including tractors, cars and farm implements, Pulse.ng said.

He said that investigation was ongoing to arrest other suspects and recover more stolen items.

According to him, the suspects will be prosecuted in law courts at the end of investigations.

He urged residents of the state to maintain peace, law and order in their respective communities.

He assured that police would do everything possible to protect the life and property of the people.

The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the hoodlums looted COVID-19 palliatives which were mainly food items and other government and private property.

Some of the warehouses looted included that of the State Government, Nigeria Customs Service (NCS), National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), North-East Commodity Association (NECAS), Agricultural Mechanization Project, and Agricultural Development Agency (ADP).

Gov. Ahmadu Fintiri on Sunday imposed a 24 hours curfew on the state to tackle the problem.