Confusion enveloped Yola, Adamawa State capital as hoodlums attacked one of the major stores where relief materials for flood victims in the state were kept.
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Eye witness account told Vanguard that moments after officials of the Red Cross International were about distributing the materials, the hoodlums in their dozens cordoned off the entire vicinity where they had a field day carting away the materials.
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Report said after the state deputy governor, Bala Ngillari, and other dignitaries departed, the thugs numbering about 20, armed with bottles, sticks and machetes descended on the distribution venue.
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An official of the state emergency agency who pleaded anonymity said: "We saw hell as these thugs attacked us with sophisticated weapons. They carted away all the items."
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Confirming the attack, the state chairman of the Red Cross who is also the permanent secretary in the state Ministry of Environment, Alhaji Mahmood Abubakar, said the items carted away by the hoodlums included kitchen sets, shelter kits, detergents, blankets and mosquito nets donated by the society's head office.
That is just why we have to improve security in our country cos things are currently getting out of hand in terms of security.