The Kwara State Government has condemned the attack by some hoodlums on the cargo terminal in Ilorin looting and carting away palliatives donated by Coalition Against COVID-19 (CACOVID)meant for the vulnerable.
The state government in a statement signed by the Commissioner for Communications, Harriet Afolabi-Oshatimehin, on Friday, said the attitude is inexplicable and does not reflect the good nature of the people of the state.
The Commissioner said CACOVID and the state government had since September 23 flagged off distribution of the Palliatives and already distributed majority to the identified vulnerable households in 15 of the 16 local government areas of the state.
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“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.
“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 State government however commended the security agencies for acting with restraint in the face of provocation by the hoodlums.
