PDP Agents Beat Up CrossRiverWatch Editor, Steal Phone And Destroy Other Devices For Covering Protest

CrossRiverWatch Civic Space Editor, Jonathan Ugbal was on Wednesday attacked by agents of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP in Calabar Municipality while covering a protest by youths of the Ikot Abasi Obori community.

He was beaten by agents of the PDP outside a campaign office used by two of the party’s candidates – Hon. Eta Mbora (Calabar Municipal/Odukpani federal constituency) and Hon. Efa Esua (Calabar Municipal House of Assembly) along Mekenge Layout, off Old Ikang road.

His devices were damaged, and a phone, some cash, as well as his office identity card were stolen from him in the process.

Narrating his experience, Ugbal who is seeking medical attention over the bruises and pains from the beat down, said he was informed by a youth leader in the community of the protest which they said was to draw attention to the lack of public utilities – power, water, and roads and monitored it up to the campaign office where the situation turned for worse.