#EndSARS: Hoodlums take over Calabar, vandalize Senator Gershom Bassey’s family house in calabar, set it ablaze
Senator Gershom Bassey’s residence in Calabar being looted by hoodlums in broad daylight, after hoodlums overpowered security men attached to the residence & almost collected their guns.
Despite the 24 hours curfew declared in Cross River state, hoodlums came out to loot and destroy both government and private properties.
Saturday Sun reports that as 6 am on Saturday, October 24, the hoodlums, who defied the 24 hours curfew imposed by Governor Ben Ayade, came out in their numbers and started unleashing terror. They descended on both private and public properties
Some of the buildings already vandalised include the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) office along Marian Road, Cross River State Transport Regulatory Agency (CRTRA) office and banks along Mayne Avenue and 8-Miles Calabar.
Federal institutions like the Ministry of Agriculture, Cross River Basin Authority, and Federal Psychiatric Hospital were also vandalized.
Houses belonging to some politicians were not spared. Some of those affected include Senators Gershom Bassey and Victor Ndoma Egba. Bassey’s houses located at Mayne Avenue by White and the one at Asari Iso were looted and burnt.
Egba’s house located within the same Asari Iso axis was also vandalized.
To restore normalcy, military personnel have reportedly taken over major streets.
Hoodlums set Senator Gershom Bassey's family house ablaze in Calabar, despite the 24hrs curfew.https://t.co/mbuZxS2s3C
— Akpraise (@AkpraiseMedia) October 24, 2020
Senator Victor Ndoma-Egba's house being raided by hoodlums in Calabar. pic.twitter.com/3CR5TxEn4D
— Akpraise (@AkpraiseMedia) October 24, 2020
Video footage of how Value Mart in Calabar was looted 😭https://t.co/iyJED3OnZW
— Naija (@Naija_PR) October 24, 2020