Hoodlums on Thursday attacked a warehouse where COVID-19
palliatives are kept at Mazamaza community in Amuwo Odofin Local Government,
Lagos State.
After the hoodlums gained entrance into the warehouse, they
looted some COVID-19 palliatives, a resident in the area said.
The warehouse is located on Benster Crescent, popularly
called Monkey Village.
The looting started as early as 08 am, an eyewitness
confirmed.
It was gathered that the hoodlums also set a bonfire at a
junction not far from the warehouse.
It was learnt that the hoodlums later asked residents in the
area to move into the warehouse and pick some palliatives.
One of the residents, Sherif Olaiya, said, “We heard sounds
of gunshots. The hoodlums have attacked a place where COVID-19 palliatives are
stored. They are asking residents to come and be picking the palliatives.”
When asked how he knew that the items are COVID-19
palliatives, he said, “They are branded.”
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In a statement, Jubril Gawat, a social media aide to
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, explained that the warehouse is not state-owned.
The statement read, “Lagos State Government has today
condemned the vandalization of the warehouse at Mazamaza housing the food
palliative packages donated to the State government by the Private Sector
Coalition against COVID-19 group.
“The State Governor, Mr. Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on September
22nd 2020 formally taken receipt of the food palliatives from the CACOVID team
meant for distribution to the indigent.
“The Government notes that the warehouse in question is not
State-owned and its usage was made available to the CaCOVID group. The State
Government had been allowed to commence rebagging of food items allotted to it
from the quantities meant for South-West States.
“The rebagging was being done to account for each
beneficiary receipt, as was required and monitored by the CACOVID team.
“The distribution was on-going but had to be halted due to
protests, before the invasion of the warehouse today.
“For effective distribution of the food palliatives, groups
such as Transport Unions, Ethnic Groups, Religious Associations, Artisans and
Tradesmen Association, Marketmen and Women Association, People Living with
Disabilities, Orphanages and Old Peoples’ Homes among others were being used as
distribution channels to their members.
“The State Government however regrets the invasion of the warehouse and appreciates the support offered by the CACOVID group to the citizenry of Lagos.”
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