VIDEO: Hoodlums, Residents Attack Warehouse In Osun, Loot COVID-19 Palliatives

Hoodlums on Friday attacked a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives are kept at Ede in Ede North Local Government Area of Osun State.

The warehouse, located at Cocoa Products Industry Nigeria Limited, Ede-Osogbo road, Ede North, Osun State is believed to be owned by the Osun State government.

After the hoodlums gained entrance into the warehouse, they looted some COVID-19 palliatives, a resident in the area said.

The looting started as early as 9:30 am, an eyewitness confirmed.

It was learnt that the hoodlums later asked residents in the area to move into the warehouse and pick some palliatives.

However, the youths as seen in the videos that have gone viral on the internet, didn’t wait for the government to share the items as they happily looted the items and escaped with as much as they could carry.

Cartoons of Indomie noodles, bagged rice and some other food items were carted away by the residents. Other items the invaders made away with include raw food items like beans, noodles, sugar, salt, garri, rice, pastas, and others.

One of the residents, Adekemi Rauf, said, “We heard sounds of gunshots. The hoodlums have attacked a place where COVID-19 palliatives are stored. They are asking residents to come and be picking the palliatives.”

When asked how he knew that the items are COVID-19 palliatives, he said, “They are branded.”

According to one of the people at the scene who spoke to newsmen, they believe the government will not eventually share the palliatives to people but want to keep them till 2023 as campaign materials.

“We thank God for this discovery. Could you imagine these politicians hiding these food items meant for distribution to the poor masses during the COVID-19 pandemics,” he said.

Newsflash247 had earlier reported that Hoodlums on Thursday attacked a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives are kept at Mazamaza community in Amuwo Odofin Local Government, Lagos State.

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