The National Emergency Management Agency, NEMA, has denied ownership of the warehouse that was looted by residents of the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, on Sunday.
Multiple reports had it that residents of the FCT on Sunday looted a NEMA warehouse, carrying away bags of rice, beans and other foodstuff.
In a quick reaction via a statement by the NEMA Press Unit, the agency said that the looted warehouse does not belong to it.
The statement posted on its official X account read: “The attention of the National Emergency Management Agency has been drawn to media reports on Sunday alleging that the Agency’s warehouse was looted by some hoodlums in Abuja.
“This is to clarify that the looted warehouse does not belong to NEMA. However, the Agency sympathizes with owners of the looted facility.
“To forestall any security breach at NEMA facilities, the Director General Mustapha Habib Ahmed has directed Zonal Directors and Heads of Operations to strengthen security in and around the Agency’s offices and warehouses nationwide.”
