Kogi: Police arrests pastor over looted N1.2b medical equipment

A Lokoja based pastor and his accomplices were arrested by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Ede Ayuba, and his men after they were caught with some looted medical equipment on Monday.

Vanguard reports that the pastor, identified as Sunday Edino, looted medical equipment worth over N1.2b kept in a warehouse in Lokoja.

The Commissioner of police in Kogi State and his men swiftly launched a manhunt on the criminals which led to the arrest of Pastor Sunday Edino and others, Vanguard said.

Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello had earlier warned that youths should conduct themselves peacefully while protesting but threatened that his administration will not spare the protesters should they engage in criminal activities, reports Vanguard.

The #EndSARS protest has been under control in Kogi State owing to the fact the state governor, Yahaya Bello had earlier lent his voice in support of the youths who were protesting against police brutality across the nation.

However, hoodlums invaded the Agricultural Development Project office along Lokoja-Okene road in the early hours of Monday and carted away fertilizers and other agrochemicals procured to assist farmers during the dry season farming.

The hoodlums extended the looting to another warehouse where relief materials for flood-affected persons were kept.

The rampaging hoodlums broke into the warehouse and carted away materials such as mattresses, roofing sheets, beddings, and other materials meant for victims of flood disasters in the state.