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Two varied reactions from the Federal Government yesterday trailed Sunday’s looting of a warehouse in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

While the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Abubakar Kyari, sympathised with Nigerians over the current hardship, especially the looting of the foodstuff warehouses with a promise to begin the distribution of grains nationwide this week, the FCT Minister of State, Dr Mariya Mahmoud, said the looting was beyond hunger; and just plainly criminal.

While describing the looting of the warehouse located at Gwagwa-Tasha as a very unfortunate incident, Mahmoud, who was on an assessment visit to the warehouse, noted that the hoodlums carted…
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