Suspected hoodlums on Thursday broke into a warehouse used for the storage of COVID - 19 palliatives in Mazamaza community , in the Amuwo Odofin Local Government Area of Lagos State .
The group was said to have looted foodstuffs in the warehouse , located on Benster Crescent , aka Monkey Village .
Clips of the attack posted on Twitter revealed thousands of residents trooping into the warehouse to carry bags of rice, garri , beans , noodles , among others .
A military truck was also seen being loaded with the palliatives .
However , the state acting Commissioner for Agriculture , Abisola Olusanya , condemned the looting of the warehouse , saying the foodstuffs were donated to the government by the private sector - led Coalition Against COVID - 19 ( CACOVID ) .
She explained that Governor Babajide Sanwo - Olu on September 22 , 2020 , formally took the food palliatives from the CACOVID team for distribution to indigent residents .
“ The government notes that the warehouse in question is not state - owned and its usage was made available to the CACOVID group . The state government was allowed to commence re- bagging of food items allotted to it from the quantities meant for South- West states .
“ The re - bagging was being done to account for each beneficiary receipt as was required and monitored by the CACOVID team .
“ The distribution was ongoing , but was halted due to protests, before the invasion of the warehouse today ( Thursday ) , ” she added .
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