By Ibrahim Abdul’Aziz, Regional Correspondent
Adamawa state police command has confirmed the arrest of over 120 suspects who allegedly took advantage of the #EndSARS protests to vandalize and loot public and private properties in different parts of the State.
The hoodlums have taken advantage of the curfew imposed across the 21 local government areas in the state looting and vandalizing public and private structures.
The police spokesman in the state Suleiman Yahya Nguroje disclosed this in an interview on Monday..
He said, ‘’some items recovered from the hoodlums include looted- tractors, farm implements, and other equipment stolen.
‘’ We are yet to establish the casualty figures but investigation still on.”
Nguroje, a Deputy Superintendent of police (DSP) said, “ For now over 120 suspects were arrested by the Police and other security sister organizations for various criminal offenses ranging from arson, stealing, malicious damage to property and assault before and after the statewide curfew imposed by the Governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri to restore law and order in Adamawa,” he stated.
He explained that after a police investigation the government will be prosecuting these suspects with prima facie cases, who allegedly took advantage of the #EndSARS protests to destroy and loot public and private properties in different parts of the State.
To this end, the police spokesman called on the people of the state to maintain peace, law, and order in their respective communities, pledging the commitment of the command to uphold the rule of law at all times.
Some places attacked include Adamawa State Primary Health Care Development Agency, Red Cross Secretariat , Agric store and Mayo Belwa local government secretariat.
Confirming the looting , Secretary Red Cross Society in Adamawa, Shuaibu Dauda told Adamawa Times said, ‘’Some Unknown hoodlum’s Invaded our state branch office and carted away office materials and some other Valuable Items.
‘’ As I am talking to you our computers and other office paraphernalia were all carted away,’’ he said.
Also corroborating, Muhammad Baba-Kelly the information officer of Mayo-Belwa local government council stated that‘’ After ransacking Agric Store in Mayo Belwa, hoodlums currently in the Local Government secretariat succeeded in breaking PHC Store carted away valuables, but I can hear police firing on air to scare them.
‘’ Not only that, the boys had earlier entered AADP zone 3 store and carted away bags of treated rice and valuables, ‘’ Baba-Kelly has said.
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