Nigerian Ports Authority (NPA), Hadiza Usman speaks during a budget
defence session before the Senate Committee on Maritime in the
National Assembly on December 14, 2020.
The Managing Director of the Nigerian Ports Authority
(NPA), Hadiza Usman says the agency has incurred about a billion
naira loss after hoodlums vandalized its office in the aftermath of
the #EndSARS protests which rocked the country.
She disclosed this on Monday during a budget defence session
before the Senate Committee on Maritime in the National
Assembly.
According to the NPA boss, the hoodlums who attacked the agency
set twenty-seven vehicles ablaze, burnt a portion of the buildings
and looted office equipment.
She said the burnt portion was different from the amount that
would be spent to replace the 27 vehicles set ablaze by the vandals
while three others were stolen.
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“As it relates to every other aspect of the building, we had
made a detailed submission, attaching a bill of quantity of ₦807
million as the cost of rehabilitating the aspect of the building
that were set on fire,” she said.
“As it relates to our motor vehicles, 27 vehicles were set on
fire. Three vehicles were stolen, one of the vehicles was
recovered.
“We are going through the process of insurance claims to see
what portion of insurance were made available because the Nigerian
Ports Authority meets up with all its insurance obligations.”