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49 criminals arrested for looting during clean-up exercise in FCT

Last updated: September 3, 2021 8:13 pm
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Criminals went on a rampage in the Gwarimpa district of Abuja, shortly after a massive demolition of illegal structures in Yakasuwa market, by the FCT ministerial taskforce team on city sanitation.

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In the process, 49 persons were arrested for their involvement in looting, after the security operatives of the task force team returned to the location a few hours after the cleanup exercise.

Edited by Tunde Orebiyi

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