A Benin resident who lived within the vicinity of the Oko Correctional facility in Edo State said that his house was looted and burnt after the jailbreak.
Recall that the Oko Correctional Facility in Benin City, Edo State was reportedly infiltrated on Monday, Oct. 19, freeing about 1,993 inmates.
He said, “On Monday last week, the protest started between the ADP Junction and Central Junction. The protest wasn’t violent at first as they were just burning tyres on Airport Road. Then within a moment, they came into the barracks shouting ENDSARS, EndBuhari and they started throwing stones which destroyed roofs and hit us in our living room.
“At the same time, we left the building through the back and we told them that we identified with the protest. They promised not to burn the house because we told them that we identified with the protest.
“Later, they (hoodlums) came with guns and broke the jail and most of the prisoners escaped. So after the melee ended, I came out and I saw that my house was on fire. My family came down to salvage whatever we could.
“They (the hoodlums) took two plasma television sets, laptop computers, my mother’s jewel, while my brother’s credentials were burnt alongside many other items. They took the goats we were rearing at the backyard. My mother took a loan to start the business and everything went down the drain. My clothes, my school files and other items were also destroyed.”
