BREAKING: Gunshots rock Abuja market as policemen prevent hoodlums from looting warehouse

Published October 24, 2020

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Adelani Adepegba, Abuja

Traders at the UTC market, Area 10, Garki, Abuja and residents of the area are currently cowering in fear as security operatives battled hoodlums attempting to loot a warehouse in the vicinity.

Policemen and other security personnel are firing gunshots and tear gas to deter hoodlums who stormed a warehouse with COVID-19 palliatives early this morning.

The warehouse is located in the precinct of the Cyprian Ekwensi building and the UTC market.


A graphics designer, Segun Stickers, said the UTC market and the big shopping plaza in the area had been shut down.

“We are presently locked inside the UTC market. The police are firing gunshots and tear gas to stave off the attack by the hoodlums who were trying to loot the COVID-19 palliatives kept in a warehouse here.

“Many people were injured while trying to escape attack by the hoodlums and the whole area is in turmoil, ” he said on the phone.


Our correspondent could hear gunshots just as a voice was heard ordering the traders to shut down their shops and go home.

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this is getting too much..

we are mostly the cause of our problem..most of those in power uses us against ourselves, to gain position..they knew that on a common ground, a nigerian would harm his/her neighbour, just to get their possession...too much envy, strife, jealousy...though we have few exceptional cases, who are morally upright....God help us...

Now this is bad.

Are these protesters or criminal elements?