Several Cars and houses on Tuesday February 7, 2023 have been destroyed by the angry supporters of the ruling Party, All Progressive Congress (APC) over the unwillingness of the People Democratic Party (PDP) supporters to Support APC in Cross River State.
Truth Live News correspondent reports that the houses and cars destroyed in Akpabuyo LGA, in the south south region of Nigeria belong to Mr Ikpeme, former PDP ward 8 counselor in 1999 and Mr. Orok Ekeng a staff of University of Calabar, Calabar.
This newspaper learnt that the duo had been staunch PDP Supporters in Calabar south LGA, and not in the place of their residence, in Akpabuyo LGA and wondering why the attack on them in the area where they do not play their politics.
The incident which took place at the early hours of 7th of February 2023, the day that the Cross River State Peace Movement Committee headed by reverend father Charlse Etim, in collaboration with the UN Kukah house held a stakeholders’ meeting at the Channel View Hotels to sign ‘peace accord’ by the different political Party stakeholders.
But the reports reaching us said that only three parties signed the accord out of 11 Parties’that attended the event adding that Cross River State INEC has only 17 registered parties.
According to report, the parties that signed the ‘peace accord’ were PDP, APC and the People Redemption Party (PRP).
Exclusive interview with the victims revealed that the destruction was politically motivated that the duo ought not to have supported Essien Ayi, a member Representing Calabar south., Akpabuyo and Bakassi federal constituency.
“I was in my house around 2:30 a.m. I heard a heavy knock on my gate. I looked out through the window, I saw that there were boys gathered in over 30 in number chanting APC chase them out! APC chase them out!! And force my gate and gained entrance. Suddenly they just started breaking the windows, shooting guns and destroying my car.
I was struggling life and death with them infact my life was on the line. But as God would have it, because I have not offended anybody, so I don’t know where the hatred came from, but owing to their chanting ‘APC chase them out.’ I seem to know the angle the problem was coming from.
Mr. Orok Ekeng when Truth Live News visited him for comments he said he was not in the mood to say anything but permitted that pictures of the destroyed parts of his building should be snapped.
