Hoodlums on Sunday looted the house of a former Speaker of the House of Representatives, Yakubu Dogara, in Jos, Plateau State.
The former Speaker’s house is located near Jos University Teaching Hospital.
It was gathered that the hoodlums defied the curfew imposed by the state government to also invade other buildings in Jos in search of COVID-19 palliatives.
Sources said Dogara’s house was attacked around 9:00 am.
Attempts by the police and other security operatives enforcing the curfew to disperse the rampaging youths by shooting into the air were not successful.
An eyewitnesses said, “They broke into the house of the former Speaker and attacked everyone, including Dogara’s brother, and (they) are currently moving anything they see. In the process, the invaders moved several items – tricycles, furniture, electronics, and other valuables out of the house.”
