Kwara Govt Condemns Invasion Of COVID-19 Palliatives Warehouse

The government of Kwara State has described the invasion and looting of the warehouse holding COVID-19 palliatives by some residents on Friday as unfortunate.

The government explained that the items looted were meant for one local government yet to get its share as well as some special group of vulnerable people.

Naija News earlier reported that some residents of Ilorin, the Kwara State capital on Friday, stormed the warehouses where the government stored COVID-19 palliatives expected to be distributed to citizens.

The warehouses, located at the cargo warehouse of the International airport in Ilorin as well as the agro-mall located in the Sango area of the state were totally ransacked as residents struggled to pack as much food items as they could.

Reacting to the development, the government in a statement on Friday by Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin, the State Commissioner for Communications said the attack and looting do not reflect the good nature of the people of Kwara.

The government added that the CACOVID and the state government had since distributed majority of the palliatives to the identified vulnerable households in 15 of the 16 local government areas of the state.

The statement noted that “The remaining palliatives in the terminal, which the hoodlums preyed on until chased away by security agencies, were meant for special vulnerable groups and just one local government where names of the beneficiaries have just been delivered and officials have started distributing when the street urchins breached the wall of the facility,” the statement added.

“It would be recalled that the CACOVID and the state government had since September 23rd flagged off the distribution of the palliatives. But it was meant for specific households, as dictated by CACOVID, and so names had to be properly generated to allow for transparent and orderly distribution.

“The actions of the hoodlums are condemnable and those already arrested would face the full weight of the law. The government would not tolerate anyone hiding under any guise to disrupt the peaceful atmosphere in the state. The government commends the security agencies for acting with restraint in the face of provocation by the hoodlums.”