By Uzor Odigbo
The Lagos State government has condemned the looting of the warehouse at Maza-maza, where the food palliative packages donated to the government by the Private Sector Coalition against COVID-19 (CACOVID) group were stored.
Abisola Olusanya, the acting Commissioner of Agriculture, Lagos State, stated that the items belong to the Southwest, contrary to social media reports that they were all for Lagos.
Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu had on September 22, 2020, formally took receipt of the food palliatives from the CACOVID team for distribution to the indigent.
The state had repackaged its share of the consignment and was distributing it before the protests that affected activities in the state.
Recall that the warehouse is not state-owned and its usage was made available to the CACOVID group.