Delta State Governor, Ifeanyi OkowaÂ
By Our Reporter
Governor Ifeanyi Okowa of Delta State said COVID-19 palliatives donated by Coalition Against COVID to the state government and stored in the event centre, which was used as a warehouse had since been distributed to vulnerable residents of the state.
He however directed security operatives to treat anyone that comes near the state-owned event centre under any guise to loot COVID-19 palliatives as criminal.
It will be recalled that hoodlums had on Saturday besieged the event centre along Okpanam Road in Asaba, the state capital, to loot COVID-19 palliatives perceived to have been stored there but were repelled by a team of security operatives including the police and army.
The thugs it was gathered came to the centre with gallons of fuel to set the place ablaze after the looting.
Governor Okowa and other top government officials with security personnel visited the event centre when information reached them that the centre was to be invaded by thugs.
He said, “I am very much aware that the food items from (CA-COVID) have long been distributed in line with suggested guidelines but unfortunately some people were still spreading false information on the social media posting pictures of the (CA-COVID) items at the time of the launch.
“I came to the event centre just to let people know that there was nothing here. There are no food items in the event centre and anybody who come here for any reason security agencies should please treat that person as a criminal because there is no food stuff here. We are also aware that some people have also come with jerrican of fuel possibly to set this place ablaze.”
