Residents of Ladanawa village in Katsina State have reportedly stolen bags of poisonous grains meant for destruction.
The state commissioner for local
government, Abdulkadir Ahmed Zakka, told journalists that a truck
carrying 300 bags of grains from the Katsina State Agricultural and
Rural Development Agency, KTARDA, main store to another location for
destruction, broke down in the village while on its way.
It was gathered that the hungry
villagers came out in their numbers and began to steal from the grains,
which had poured out of the bags.
Zakka, who paid a visit to the
community, appealed to the villagers not to consume the grains and that
they should return it immediately for it to be destroyed.
He said security operatives have been
mandated to conduct house-to-house search and that anyone found with the
poisonous grains will be punished.
Earlier, the Manager of the centre,
Muhammad Ibrahim, had told the commissioner that 300 bags of the
assorted seeds were evacuated from Katsina State Agricultural and Rural
Development Agency, KTARDA, main store to the centre for destruction.
According to him, the vehicle conveying
the expired seeds could not get the location where the grains believed
to be poisonous were meant for destruction before it broke down on the
dilapidated road.
Lawal told the commissioner that his
team had solicited the support of traditional rulers and security
agencies to stop the people from consuming or selling the expired seed.
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