Authorities of National Emergency Management Agency has debunked the report going viral claiming that its warehouse was looted in Abuja.
NEMA’s Head of Information Unit, Mr. Ezekiel Manzo, who dismissed the report while speaking with newsmen on Sunday, clarifying that all the Agency’s warehouses are intact, contrary to the author of the controversial report.
He said, “NEMA’s attention has been drawn to such media report and we want to categorically clarify that the looted warehouse does not belong to NEMA.
“However the Agency sympathize with the owner of the looted warehouse.
“And in view of this circumstance, the DG NEMA has directed the Zonal Directors and Heads of Operations to work with security agencies to provide security around NEMA’s warehouses nationwide.”
Asked whether there’s any Agency’s warehouse located within the area where the incident occured, Mr. Manzo said, “NEMA warehouse is not at that location.”
Reports revealed that some residents had on Sunday looted a warehouse located at Phase 3 Region of Federal Capital Territory reportedly belonging to the NEMA of Nigeria over the current economic hardship across the country.
