Following the 12-hour deadline given by the Adamawa State Governor, Ahmadu Fintiri, to looters to return all stolen items, over 35 tractors, customs fatigue, and vehicles have been recovered.

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These items were said to have been carted away in the unrest that followed the #EndSARS protest against police brutality.

The Adamawa state Commissioner of Police, Olugbenga Adeyanju, said 184 out of the suspects were apprehended for breaking in and looting of both government and private warehouses and homes.

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While 54 were arrested for violating the curfew put in place by the state government.

The commissioner said “so far 35 tractors, 22 hand tractors, 28 hand tractors hoes, ejection sprayers, 142 bags of fertilizers among, others have been recovered” through the effort of the police and other sister security agencies.

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Other recovered items according to Adeyanju, include nine vehicles and 12 tricycles.

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