TPLF stole 570 thousand liters of fuel from WFP warehouse in Mekele: UN

 Stéphane Dujarric, Spokesperson for the United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres, on Wednesday said what it called “Tigrean forces” [ a reference to TPLF forces] stole 12 trucks of fuel from the World Food Program warehouse in Mekelle city of Ethiopia.

 The TPLF forces , in the morning of August 24, “forcefully entered” World Food Programme Warehouse in Mekelle and “stole” 12 track tankers of oil  ( 570,000 liters).

“These stocks of fuel would be used solely for humanitarian purposes with the distribution of food, fertilizers and other emergency relief items,”  he added. 

Stéphane Dujarric, added that the “loss of fuel will impact humanitarian operations. ”  The U.N has condemned “looting or confiscation of humanitarian goods on humanitarian premises.” 

The World Food Programme (WFP) director,David Beasley, with his tweet called the incident “OUTRAGEOUS and DISGRACEFUL.”  He demanded the return of the fuel.

Full story of his tweet on twitter -

"Hours ago, Tigrayan authorities stole 570,000 liters of fuel for @WFP operations in #Tigray! Millions will starve if we do not have fuel to deliver food. This is OUTRAGEOUS and DISGRACEFUL. We demand return of this fuel NOW."