NEMA denies looting of its warehouse in Abuja

The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has debunked media reports on Sunday alleging that the Agency’s warehouse was looted by some hoodlums in Abuja amidst the worsening economic hardship.

A statement issued by the agency’s Press Unit on Sunday, said the looted warehouse does not belong to NEMA.It however sympathized with owners of the looted facility.The statement reads in part: “The attention of the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has been drawn to media reports on Sunday alleging that the Agency’s warehouse was looted by some hoodlums in Abuja.“This is to clarify that the looted warehouse does not belong to NEMA. However, the Agency sympathizes with owners of the looted facility.“To forestall any security breach at NEMA facilities, the Director General Mustapha Habib Ahmed has directed Zonal Directors and Heads of Operations to strengthen security in and around the Agency’s offices and warehouses nationwide