The Minister of Interior, Rauf Aregbesola, says 100 persons have lost their lives due to restriction of movement during the COVID-19 lockdown in 2020 and frustration occasioned by job losses across the country.
Aregbesola stated this while delivering a lecture on “COVID- 19: The Economy and Security” organised by the Faculty of Arts Ekiti State University, Ado Ekiti.
“By official estimates from the Federal Ministry of Information, 57 civilians, 37 policemen and six soldiers were killed all over the country. Also, 196 policemen were injured; 164 police vehicles destroyed and 134 police stations were burnt down.”
“The Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps, Nigeria Customs Service, and Nigeria Immigration Service all lost infrastructure, equipment and other valuables to attacks by hoodlums during the crisis.”
“It is most regrettable that eight medium-security custodial centres in Edo, Lagos, Abia, Delta, Ondo and Ebonyi States were attacked, with 1,957 inmates set free and 31 members of staff injured.
“While the violence lasted, 269 private and corporate facilities were burnt, looted, or vandalised, 243 government facilities burnt and vandalised and 81 government warehouses looted. Even in some cases, national strategic grain reserves were also looted,” he said.
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