- Policemen in 10 Hilux vans fail to stop them
- 35 looted tractors recovered in Yola
An Abuja firm has catalogued its loss to the looting of public and private properties which trailed the EndSARS protests last week.
It said that hoodlums stole items contained in nine trailers from the company.
Also taken away from the firm were weighbridge equipment, scales, office chairs, tables, air conditioners, electric motors, armoured cables and tools worth millions of naira, according to the Chief Executive Officer of food processing and production company Zeenab Foods Limited Mr. Victor Ayemere. Doors and glass windows were shattered.
It happened in two consecutive days – Monday and Tuesday – in Idu Industrial layout in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
The arrival of security agents in 10 Hilux vehicles failed to prevent the looters, some of who drilled the fence of the firm’s warehouse and climbed walls to gain entrance.
Meanwhile on Wednesday, 35 of the 110 tractors carted away in a warehouse Yola, the Adamawa State capital, were recovered by the police.
Governor Ahmadu Fintiri has signed an Executive Order authorising house-to-house search for the remaining tractors and other items stolen by hoodlums.
Recounting the attack on the firm, General Manager Chrles Idubor said: “It’s been the most horrific and devastating experience the company has had since its inception.
“The company processes food commodities such as rice, beans, sorghum, millet and others for the Nigerian local market and contract supply.
“After many warehouses had been looted on Monday at Idu Industrial Layout, the company received a distress call at about 11:30 pm that over 200 hoodlums had gained access to the factory.
“They scaled the fence and forced their way into the warehouses and carted away food products, especially rice and beans.
“We, therefore, called on the police who later came to drive away the hoodlums after much resistance that night. Some were arrested in the process.
“The next day, our chairman was there, along with the General Manager and other senior management staff to assess the damage done by these hoodlums.”
The Nation
