Calabar— There was pandemonium late Friday night after suspected burglars attempted to break into the residence of Archibong Orok Edem, popularly known as “OrokFestival”, a civil servant with the Cross River State Civil Service and manager of the lucrative Calabar Christmas Village NEGROIDHAVEN has confirmed.
The incident occurred at 11:06PM on Friday at Orok’s residence on 34 IBB Way, Calabar, located close to the Akim Police Station.
According to Orok, he was at home with his wife when the intruders struck. He narrated that while two of the men parked their motorcycles in front of the house, another forced his way into the ceiling from the verandah in a bid to gain access to the living room.
“My wife heard movements despite the loud music blaring from a bar opposite the apartment. When I rushed to the living room, I saw a human leg protruding from the ceiling. I grabbed it, but the intruder slipped away and fled through the ceiling,” Orok recounted.
The suspect then leapt outside and escaped with his accomplice on a waiting motorcycle. The men reportedly sped off through Nyok Esu Street by the Catholic Church near the Nigerian Navy Barracks, Akim.
Although no lives were lost and no property was reported stolen, Orok is currently uncertain as to the inspiration behind the attack but, suspects the attack may be linked to his role in managing the highly lucrative Christmas Village in Calabar.
The case has since been reported to the Nigerian Police at the Akim Division for investigation.
