Police recover additional 30 tractors looted in Adamawa
Police in Adamawa said on Thursday in Yola that they have recovered additional 30 tractors, 107 bags of fertilisers, 28 hand tractors and 29 cartons of agro chemicals looted by some hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest. The police announced only on Wednesday that they arrested 238 suspects from whom 35 tractors, nine vehicles, more […]
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Police in Adamawa said on Thursday in Yola that they have recovered additional 30 tractors, 107 bags of fertilisers, 28 hand tractors and 29 cartons of agro chemicals looted by some hoodlums who hijacked the #EndSARS protest.
The police announced only on Wednesday that they arrested 238 suspects from whom 35 tractors, nine vehicles, more than 600 bags of fertiliser, 50 hand tractors and hoes, and 18 bags of maize were recovered.
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The police command’s spokesperson, DSP Suleiman Nguroje, said the additional recovery was also made possible with the cooperation of other security agencies in the state.
“The command equally arrested four female and one male suspect, who allegedly looted public, corporate and private warehouses during the protest.
“The Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adeyanju, thanks the people of Adamawa, especially those who volunteered information to the police leading to the recovery of the looted items,’’ he stated.
Nguroje implored the people to continue to give useful information and to report suspicious persons or hoodlums to the nearest police station. (NAN)