Residents break into Anambra COVID-19 palliatives warehouse

Protesters in Anambra state on Saturday defied a curfew to break into a warehouse where COVID-19 palliatives were stored.

The protesters numbering about 2,000 stormed the  State Emergency Management Agency (SEMA) office in Agu Awka, Government House with Army and  security men watching.

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Cartons of noodles were stored in the warehouse as palliatives to have been distributed during the COVID-19 lockdown.

The protesters claimed that state government had planned to use the items for campaign in 2021.