Bags of Rice Donated to Flood Victims in Akinima Looted by 'Foodlums'
The last has not been heard of the flood disaster in Rivers State. Last we heard is that the Rivers State Police Command has launched an investigation into the looting of about 20 bags of rice meant to alleviate the condition of persons affected by flood in Ahoada and its environs. As you may already know, about 20 bags out of 200 bags of rice donated to flood victims in Ahoada West LGA by the Police Officers Wives Association (POWA) were reportedly stolen by hoodlums. The association had visited Akinima on the 26 th of October to donate relief materials to flood victims. Chairman of the association and wife of the Inspector General of Police, Asta Idris, had arrived Akinima in Ahoada with her entourage to provide some succor to the victims of the disaster. The relief materials included bags of rice, cartons of noodles, mattresses, pillows, cartons of detergents, and buckets. Reports have it that some bags of rice were looted in Akinima. The plan, ac