Angry mob have attacked Television Continental (TVC) media house headquarters in Ikosi Ketu, Lagos state, setting the station ablaze on Wednesday morning, October 21.
According to multiple video reports on social media, some members of staff are still stuck inside the building.
In one of the videos, popular presenters at the station, Morayo Brown and Tope Mark-Odigie were having a programme, Your View, when they were informed that the building is under attack.
They hurriedly ended the show and the TV channel screen went blank with noise in the background.
Morayo Brown subsequently went on Instagram live to stream the happenings, saying that the hoodlums have gained entrance inside the studio and they are trying to take cover.
More details to come.
See some videos below;
Hoodlums reportedly visit TVC pic.twitter.com/3XoeBmesKz
— Instablog9ja (@instablog9ja) October 21, 2020
— Angry mob attacks TVC , set the station on fire.. pic.twitter.com/xEDpLeWkpW
— VyrãlTreñdz (@TheVyralTrendz) October 21, 2020
JUST IN: TVC Communications @tvcnewsng now under attack by hoodlums pic.twitter.com/JxmuzGzuXh
— Precious Amayo™ (@PAmayoTVC) October 21, 2020
TVC IS ON FIRE GUYS BESIDE MY HOUSE pic.twitter.com/vZpJABgn5E
— GODIYA (@sisi_OPE) October 21, 2020
TVC has been set on fire pic.twitter.com/GQgLv1ibor
— TSK (@TheSeyeKehinde) October 21, 2020
TVC is under attack now for speaking the truth about Solider and Police shootings with live footage. Now the station live feed is pause. Check channel 418 on DSTV @davido @dareynow @mrmacaronii @lindaikeji @cnnbrk @SavvyRinu #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutalityinNigeraNOW pic.twitter.com/2ybkRTOo99
— Etadafe Jeremiah (@da_performa) October 21, 2020
Tvc on 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Stay Safe guys #EndSARS #EndPoliceBrutality pic.twitter.com/wQLL6gGQ9P— Hil ER🇳🇬🏵️ (@Vectorgraphixs) October 21, 2020