#Endsarz: the protest that turned into vandalization and lotting

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The protest which was said to be peaceful and fair turned out to be bloody and means of lotting in the city of calabar. 

The palliatives That were been discovered in some warehouses Were taken, the governor of the state Ben Ayade gave an order that those palliatives should be taken and no security personnels should stop nor shot at the people.


It was been discovered that after taken all of the palliatives, the warehouse was set on fire, cars and offices were been destroyed.


Massive destructions has really taken effect on government properties and other individuals properties, it is a sad news to the cross riverians as this has never happened before.


According to some comments from masses in the state, it is believed that the government has failed them, no jobs and government can not keep to their promises. "They promise us and failed us and now we are angry".


It is also believed that people outside the state came in and contributed in the destruction of government properties and individual properties and not just that stealing properties in the name of palliative.


The governor has appealed to the people to return government properties, meanwhile in some places in calabar, there's a house to house search from government security personnels in other to recover government propertiesproperties.


Stay tune for update.

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