The videos are telling, but analysts are suggesting that top government officials may be aiding looting to prevent violence and loss of lives as happened at the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) warehouse in Jabi District of Abuja on Sunday. Security agents looked on as the looting happened.
Kogi Deputy Governor, Mr. Edward Onoja, advised looters to be orderly, even telling them that the items in the warehouse in Lokoja were meant for flood victims. He told them not to touch building materials as the youths hailed him and Governor Yahaya Bello.
In Kwara, overrun soldiers advised looters not to hurt themselves or cause damage, as they rushed in.
In an unidentified location a Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps officer was seen joining the looting as passersby hailed him.