Warehouse Suspeacts are repackaging 16,800 bags of FG’s rice meant for Citizens revealed – Crime Channels

Warehouse Suspeacts are repackaging 16,800 bags of FG’s rice meant for Citizens revealed

A warehouse where 16,800 bags of rice meant for the federal government palliative are being allegedly repackaged for the open market has been busted by operatives of the Kano Public Complaints and Anti-corruption Commission (PCACC).

The rice palliative which was suspected to have been pumped out during the ‘Ramadan Kareem’ of last year and tagged ‘Not for sale,’ also depicting the picture of the President, Bola Tinubu.

The alleged warehouse where 28 trucks of bags of rice were stored is operating along Hotoro Ring road by Farin Masallaci.

Speaking during the raid, the PCACC Chairman, Muhuyi Magaji Rimingado, said, “This is in respect of investigation on allegation activities that there are people taking advantage of government intervention by rebagging the rice meant for palliative. They are rebagging and repackaging rice meant for the public.

“This is a clear form of corruption and considering the hardship we are experiencing in the country, somebody has the effrontery to come here and start repackaging and rebagging it. Look at it, they are in the process, we have seen it and we are taking appropriate measures now.

“Investigation will be conducted thoroughly with all vigour to uncover all those behind it. Now we have only one arrest and we will make sure that we uncover those behind it. We will take all legal actions to forestall all these kinds of activities.

“There are 28 trucks and if you multiply by 600 bags each, then the actual amount is huge. A bag today is 82,000 which is about N1.3bn.”