The facility, however, belongs to the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) Department of Agriculture, as clarified by an anonymous source.

The aggrieved residents seized the opportunity to alleviate their hardships, plundering the warehouse of essential foodstuffs and other stored items. This incident sheds light on the prevailing economic turmoil faced by Nigerians, exacerbated by government policies such as the removal of petrol subsidies and the unification of the forex rate.

Across various states, citizens have taken to the streets to voice their discontent over the soaring prices of commodities.

On February 7, Suleja residents in Niger State staged a protest against the exorbitant cost of living, echoing similar sentiments expressed just two days earlier in the state capital, Minna.

The protesters wielded placards with messages like “Leadership is about improving the lives of the masses” and “Nigerians are suffering, end the hardship now.”

A parallel demonstration unfolded days later in Ibadan, Oyo State, where youths in Mokola passionately voiced their concerns with placards reading ‘End food hike and inflation,’ ‘The poor are starving,’ and ‘Tinubu, don’t forget your promises,’ among others.

The President Bola Tinubu-led Federal Government has acknowledged the hardship faced by the Nigerian masses and introduced several palliative measures to address the situation.

In response to the crisis, President Tinubu ordered the National Security Adviser, (NSA) Nuhu Ribadu; the Inspector General of Police (IGP), Kayode Egbetokun; and the Director General of the Department of State Service (DSS), Yusuf Bichi, to collaborate with governors and go after those hoarding foodstuffs.

The President ruled out the importation of food items, stating, “What I will not do is to set a price control board. I will not also approve the importation of food.”.

He emphasised the need for self-sufficiency, stating, “We should be able to get ourselves out of the situation we found ourselves in because importation will allow rent seekers to perpetrate fraud and mismanagement at our collective expense. We would rather support farmers with the schemes that will make them go to the farm and grow more food for everyone in the country.”

“We must also look at the rapid but thoughtful implementation of our livestock development and management plans, including dairy farming and others,” the President added.

Despite the release of grains to ease the rising cost of food items, many Nigerians continue to express their displeasure over the economic hardship in the country.

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The group said speficially that the monies allegedly looted by Diezani are enough to fund the construction of world class airports in each geo-political zone of the federation.

In a statement issued today in Abuja, the group said that the sum of N47.2 billion and $487.5 million in cash and property traced to Mrs. Madueke by the EFCC is also enough to complete the Lagos-Kano and Lagos-Calabar rail lines for which the federal government has been borrowing monies.

The statement signed by BMSG Chairman, Hon Austin Braimoh and its Secretary, Chief Cassidy Madueke said that the recovered loot is also enough to fund agriculture projects that could have generated employment for Nigerian youths.

Based on the development, the group called on Nigerians join hands to condemn the massive looting of the nation’s treasury by officials of previous administrations.

According to the statement, BMSG believes that the loot traced to the former Minister of Petroleum is a far cry from what she and others in the past governments pilfered from the national treasury and stashed in foreign accounts, thereby forcing the Nigerian economy to suffer instant depression.

The group recalled that Diezani and her cronies including Mr. Kola Aluko, Jide Omokore and others are currently being tried by the US government for money laundering running to over $1.7 billion.

BMSG opined that a collective resolve by Nigerians to fight what it described as “psychotic and mindless’’ type of looting as exhibited by Diezani and others in their hey days in government, can halt the crave for looting by government officials.

It reminded Nigerians that although the fight against corruption is the foremost policy trust of President Muhammadu Buhari’s government, the fight may not attain a maximum result unless Nigerians willingly resolved to join hands with the government to fight the art of lootings and other forms of mismanagement in government.

BMSG, however, expressed dismay that rather than organizing widespread protest to condemn looting and stealing of government funds by officials, past and present as often revealed by the anti-graft agencies, some Nigerians are only dissipating energies on attacking President Buhari, the main fighter of corruption on health matters.

It said that if Nigerians fail to collectively address the problem of corruption by offering practicable solutions and logistics supports for the institutions fighting the scourge, the future of the nation and the general wellbeing of its citizens will constantly be repressed and made forlorn.

The Group commended the anti-graft agencies, in particular the EFCC, for their sustained efforts in exposing corruption in Nigeria, appealing to the agencies not to give up, while ensuring prosecution of culprits of mindless looting of the Nigerian treasury

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