Food
Ondo police probe food truck looting
The Ondo State Police Command said it had not arrested anyone over the looting of a food truck reportedly conveying some items suspected to be palliatives along the Ondo-Akure Expressway.
Some residents of Akure, the Ondo State capital, attacked the truck on Monday evening.
It was gathered that the bus, which was said to be travelling to Akure from Ondo town, parked by the roadside after developing a fault, but residents of the Adebowale area of the town, having discovered the content of the truck, allegedly stormed the scene and looted the vehicle.
A source in the area claimed that the looted foodstuffs packed in cartons had a photo of President Bola Tinubu.
The source said, “Most of those who looted the truck were Okada riders and some artisans in the area.
“As soon as they discovered that the truck was carrying foodstuffs and other items, they mobilised to the place, and they looted as many cartons as they could.”
When contacted, the state Police Public Relations Officer, Mrs. Funmilayo Odunlami, said the command was still investigating the matter, but no one had been arrested.
“We haven’t arrested anyone, but we are investigating,” the PPRO explained.
