A Kogi-based Pastor, Sunday Edino and his accomplices was arrested with medical equipment suspected to have been looted from a public facility in Lokoja, the state capital.
Edino and his goons were said to have been nabbed by the state’s Commissioner of Police, Ede Ayuba and his men on Monday.
Our gathered that the equipment worth over N1.2b kept in a warehouse in Lokoja were recently vandalized and looted by hoodlums.
The Commissioner of police in Kogi State and his men swiftly launched a manhunt on the criminals which led to the arrest of Pastor Sunday Edino and others.
Kogi State governor, Yahaya Bello had earlier warned that youths should conduct themselves peacefully while protesting but threatened that his administration will not spare the protesters should they engage in criminal activities.
The #EndSARS protest has been under control in Kogi State owing to the fact the state governor, Yahaya Bello had earlier lent his voice in support of the youths who were protesting against police brutality across the nation.
However, hoodlums invaded the Agricultural Development Project office along Lokoja-Okene road in the early hours of Monday and carted away fertilizers and other agrochemicals procured to assist farmers during the dry season.season
