How Hoodlums Vandalised And Looted BIRS Office.

Hoodlums this evening attacked the corporate headquqrters of the Benue State Internal Revenue Service, BIRS, and carted away property running into hundreds of millions of naira.
The building was however not razed as earlier reported.
But the burning of the two vehicles parked in front of the building and the biggest power generating set must have given passersby the impression that the building had been set ablaze.
The looters gained access into most offices through the ceiling and carted away laptops and desktops computers air conditioners, refridgerators and all kinds of electronics.
They broke into the chairman, Mr. Andy Ayabam's office through the ceiling and carted away his computers, all the flatscreen television monitors and their decoders.
But the files on his table looked intact.
Also carted away were 10 motorcycles while four vehiles inside the compound had all their glasses broken, and their batteries and musical sets removed.
The hoodlums seemed to have also specially targeted the offices of the Director of Administration and Finance and that of the accountant which were comletely ransacked and most of the furniture broken.
Some compartments of the safe in the accountant's office were drawn out and rubber bands were strewn on the floor.
There were also reports that the cyber room was also broken into and vital equipment removed.
The development was the climax of protests which started from students of the Benue State University over an accident involving someone said to be their colleague earlier in the day.
The hoodlums also destroyed 10 solar power poles from the university's first gate to the College of Health Sciences while another trailer conveying cement was looted and burnt.
BIRS chairman Mr. Ayabam summoned an emergency management meeting during which he expressed gratitude to God that no life was lost.
He directed that each staff should submit an inventory of what has been stolen.
Mr. Ayabam however directed that all on-going programs taking place away from the corporate headquarters should continue as scheduled.
He expressed regret at the development pointing out that the equiipment carted away were rare and very expensive but aassured that the service has the resilience to pull itself up and get going on the path of providing better service.
The chairman said BIRS would make public its loses after the inventory adding that law enforcements agents have already been contacted on the matter.

Source Tahav Agevzua Media Consultant To BIRS.