This comes after the vandalisation of the government property by hoodlums who broke into warehouses to cart away COVID-19 palliatives.
Fintiri, in his statewide broadcast, said the government took the action as a precaution, following the activities of those he described as misguided elements who have broken into warehouses looting COVID-19 palliatives.
Earlier, there were reports of looting of a government-owned warehouse at Kwana-waya by angry residents, who later broke into the Central stores located at Barkin Kogi and looted food items.
According to the Governor reports of people dying in the stampede have been received by the state government.
The governor also attributed the delay in the distribution of the palliatives on the unavailability of rice to complement other consumables.
