Police Battles Hoodlums Attempting To Loot Warehouse In Abuja

The Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Police Command on Saturday has confirmed there was an attempt by hoodlums to loot a warehouse in the state.

The warehouse is located in the precinct of the Cyprian Ekwensi building and the UTC market.

An eye witness, Segun Stickers, said the UTC market and the big shopping plaza in the area had been shut down.

“We are presently locked inside the UTC market. The police are firing gunshots and tear gas to stave off the attack by the hoodlums who were trying to loot the COVID-19 palliatives kept in a warehouse here. 

“Many people were injured while trying to escape attack by the hoodlums and the whole area is in turmoil, ” he said on the phone.

Traders at the UTC market, Area 10, Garki, Abuja and residents of the area are cringed in fear as security operatives battled hoodlums attempting to loot a warehouse.

The Federal Capital Territory police spokesperson, ASP Mariam Yusuf, confirmed that the police were deployed at the UTC market and other public infrastructure to prevent suspected hoodlums from looting.

A similar situation is presently happening in Bukuru, Jos South,  Plateau State, where residents are carting away COVID-19 palliatives.

Similar incidents had occurred in Lagos, Osun, Cross River and others.