Officials of State Emergency Management Agency who were diverting palliatives meant for the citizens to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal have been arrested. This was made known by the spokesman of the Department of State Services, DSS, Peter Afunanya, who disclosed the development to journalists in Abuja.
He said that some of the suspects arrested at a popular market in Lafia, Nasarawa State capital where the items were being resold were officials of Nasarawa State Emergency Management Agency (NASEMA) and their accomplices.
He said that the Department of State Services (DSS) had received reports from some State Governments relating to diversion or sale of palliatives meant for their citizens, which aided them investigating ad apprehending the suspects in Nasarawa state while efforts are ongoing in other states to apprehend culprits .
The federal government had a few weeks ago shared thousands of bags of rice, a staple food, across 36 States and the Federal Capital Territory in order to cushion the effects of fuel subsidy removal, particularly on the vulnerable citizens.
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