From Musa Muhammad Kutama, Calabar
Suspected Hoodlums have attacked a bus loaded with palliatives belonging to the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Cross River State Council.
The Journalist received the information from the Director of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency (CR-SEMA),. James Anam, as a beneficiary of the present phase of distribution, hurriedly moved to the government warehouse and successfully conveyed the food items.
Our correspondent reports that the palliative-laden vehicle, en-route to the NUJ Secretariat, was attacked, about an hour ago, with hoodlums raining hales of stones on the slowly moving vehicle, carting away food items from the broken windows.
The bus driver, Joseph Akpaenin, told our correspondent that his mobile phone was stolen and he left with a battered shoulder from the attack, narrated that was saved when the booth of the bus flung open with several bags of rice and dropped off.
He said the mob’s focus shifted from the bus to the items dropped off, giving enough way for him to scamper to safety.
The bus screen smashed and both in the other side.