Lucky Obukohwo ReportingÂ
The Adamawa State Police Command has arrested twenty-seven suspects for allegedly invading and looting the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA and Customs warehouses in the state.
Sources said that the rebellion was said to have started in the early hours of Sunday and lasted into around 2pm.
Addressing newsmen in Yola, the Adamawa state police spokesperson, Suleiman Nguroje, said, ” This morning, we woke up to the news that some band of youths have broken into NEMA storage facility and are attempting to break into several other facilities including custom office, government silos at Numan road, among others.
“But we were able to foil the attacks and prevented them from carrying out their activities.
“Right now, we have apprehended about 27 persons in connection to the mayhem and have handed over to the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of the force.
“After consultation with the state government a curfew has been imposed in the state and we advise the general public to abide by it until the situation is brought under control.”
However, the Adamawa State governor, Ahmadu Umaru Fintiri, had earlier imposed a 24 hours curfew in the state as security operatives have taken over the streets of Yola.