PHOTO: PUL President Charles Coffey
Monrovia- The Headquarters of the Press Union of Liberia has been was by unknown armed men believed to be Criminals with several valuables stolen, a PUL press release said on Sunday.
Eyewitnesses are quoted as saying the burglary, which took place on Saturday, September 5, 2020, was carried out by the criminals who were armed with guns and other deadly weapons, the PUL press release says.
According to the PUL, the armed men forcefully entered the Union’s building on Clay Street in central Monrovia using unorthodox means and burst into the offices before carrying on their criminal act.This is the latest in a series of burglaries the PUL office has experienced over the years.
Several electronic materials including computers recently donated by China and the Media resource center computers central processing units (CPU) of all the computers in the media resource Center of the union. Other items including Canon Printer, One Digital Camera, One Acer Projector, Two Laptops, Internet Server, SATCON Decoder and other electronic devices were also taken away by the criminals.
The PUL put the total cost of the stolen items to nearly US$10, 000.00
Meanwhile, the Criminal Investigation Division (CID) of the Liberia National Police has launched an investigation into the burglary following a complaint filed by the Union.
The President of the PUL, Charles B.Coffey Jr expressed shock over the situation,describing it as a sabotage and called on the Police to ensure the arrest of all those involved.