An unknown number of armed men stormed the Christmas Village in Calabar, the capital of Cross River State in the early hours of Monday and robbed fun seekers of their possessions, The Punch is reporting.
The armed men shot repeatedly into the air forcing audience at the venue to run for safety. The newspaper reports that the attack occured during the performance of popular musician Kiss Daniel.
It is not known if anyone was killed in the attack but several people sustained gunshot injuries while others were stabbed.
It was not clear if Kiss Daniel was injured, but an eyewitness said some of the attackers rushed on stage and took some of the items he had on before security official were able to rush him into hiding. .
An injured shop owner in the village, Glory Andem, gave her account of the incident: “It was a serious situation and I got injured. What happened was that some guys came into the village and tried to rob Kiss Daniel when he was singing, ‘Oya talk to me o mama.’
“They were throwing bottles and other things at him. Before we knew it, they brought out guns and started shooting. Some security men immediately rushed to the singer. But even with the security, the robbers rushed at him and removed his clothes and collected things from him.
“They would have killed that guy. To be honest, I don’t know how he managed to escape.
The G Worldwide singer survived the ordeal as the concert came to an abrupt end after the robbers left with their loot.
The Headies winning singer who has since returned to Lagos apologised to his fans about the downturn of events.
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