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15 arrested over looting spree of FCTA store in Abuja

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The Police Command in the Federal Capital Territory, FCT, said it has arrested 15 suspects in connection with the vandalism of a warehouse belonging to the Federal Capital Development Authority, FCTA, in Abuja, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.

The Police Public Relations Officer in the FCT, Josephine Adeh, said this in a statement on Sunday in Abuja.

She said two security guards employed by the warehouse management were among the suspects arrested for vandalising the warehouse in Tasha area of Abuja.

Ms Adeh, a superintendent, said 26 bags of maize, five Motorcycles and some vandalised aluminum roofing sheets were recovered from the suspects.

“The Police Command in the FCT is fully informed about the impulsive attack on Agric Department Strategic food store located at Tasha area of Abuja, on March 3.

“The attack has resulted in the vandalism and looting of the warehouse.

“The command wishes to state that normalcy has since, been restored to the area and the situation, under control,” she said.

The Agricultural and Rural Development Secretariat of the FCTA had earlier, confirmed the looting of its warehouse on Sunday, by some hoodlums.

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