Prof. Kaletapwa Farauta, the Deputy Governor of Adamawa State, expressed strong disapproval over the recent looting of warehouses in Yola, including the facility belonging to the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA), carried out by individuals she described as hoodlums.
Hundreds of residents took part in the looting, forcefully breaking into both public and private warehouses that stored grains and other commodities, and carting away the pilfered goods.
During her appearance on Channels Television’s Sunday Politics, she acknowledged the hardships faced by the people, but explicitly disapproved of the looting incident.
‘The government is very mindful of the fact that our people are hungry and our people are suffering. We accept that, but we condemn what has happened because that will not take us forward.’
‘Those stores and warehouses that have been destroyed, the government is still going to use funds now to repair them. And our youth can channel their energies into positive things instead of doing what they did today,’ Prof Farauta said.
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In response to the looting that occurred on Sunday, Governor Ahmadu Fintiri took decisive action by promptly imposing a 24-hour curfew across the state.
His aide’s statement reads ‘The curfew followed the dangerous dimension the activities of hoodlums had assumed across the state capital as they attack people with matches and break into business premises and homes carting away property’.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri emphasised that only individuals on essential duties, holding valid identification, would be granted permission to move around during the duration of the curfew.
‘Of course, we are mindful of the fact that our people are farmers and this is the rainy season. We cannot keep them indoors for too long because we are agrarian by nature,’ the deputy governor added.
However, the deputy governor said that the curfew is subject to hourly evaluations. He further mentioned that a comprehensive review of the situation, considering information gathered from all 21 local government areas and the state capital, will be conducted by early Monday, to determine the final decision regarding the curfew.