According to reports, residents of Akure, Ondo State capital, recently engaged in widespread looting of food items and grains being conveyed by a truck into the state.
The fully loaded truck which was carrying food items in cartoons branded in President Bola Tinubu’s name was overpowered after it developed a fault at one of the major junctions known as the cultural centre along the Ondo express road.
Many witnesses who confirmed the development said those who attacked the truck and also looted its contents included artisans, petty traders, drivers and commercial motorcyclists.
A witness said: “How they got to know the content still surprised me. The truck developed a mechanical fault and before we knew it the residents forced it open.
“They began to bring out the items in the pack which are mostly grains like rice and garri branded in President Tinubu’s blue colour, name and logo.”
A social commentator, Ibidapo Adelusi, instantly condemned the action of the residents, saying the police should go after the perpetrators.
Adelusi said: “We know there’s hunger and hardship in the land but this is a crime against fellow humans. The police should not hesitate to fish out these thieves.”
