The Bayelsa State Emergency Management Agency (BYSEMA) has expressed its concern over the invasion of a privately-owned warehouse premises in the Kpansia area of Yenagoa, the state capital.
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The incident occurred on August 27 approximately an hour after the Director-General, Hon. Walamam Sam Igrubia, left the warehouse premises, alongside some BYSEMA personnel.
During the 2022 flood in the state, the Agency used the warehouse to store food items.
As part of preparations for an impending flood this year, the remnants of food items that were no longer fit for consumption, notably rice and garri, were cleared from the warehouse and placed outside for disposal the next day.
BYSEMA emphasizes that these items were not fresh food palliatives, were not hoarded by the Agency or state government and are unfit for human consumption.
In a press statement made available to Erevision MediaTV, the BYSEMA Director-General Hon. Walamam Sam Igrubia condemned the actions of those who invaded the premises of the private warehouse, and warns against consuming the unfit items.
“BYSEMA equally condemns the action of the yet-to-be-identified persons that invaded the premises of a private warehouse on Sunday”.
“It also condemns the attempt to politicise the incident by opposition elements in the state, who seek to score cheap political points from the ugly occurrence”.
“The Agency assures people of the state of its preparedness to handle the distribution of palliatives provided by the Federal Government as part of cushioning the effects of its fuel subsidy removal policy as well as the fallout of an impending flooding this year”, he said.
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