NDC Chairman’s home stoned by protesters, taxi driver beaten
NDC Chairman Roy Jaffarally and his family were attacked
As the current situation worsens along the West Coast of Berbice (WCB) where street protests have escalated into violence, the home of Number 38/Ordinance/Fort Lands Neighbourhood Democratic Council (NDC) Chairman Roy Jaffarally was stoned on Tuesday evening by protesters.
Jaffarally was in his living room with his wife and children, ages 10 and four, when they heard loud crashing noises on the roof of their Fort Ordinance Scheme home.
“… my girls are terrified, the impact of the stones on our home was so loud,” he said.
The NDC Chairman said upon checking, he saw his vehicles that were parked in the yard with multiple dents. Also, in the yard, near to his house, there were huge bricks, with a bottle of engine oil close by.
He said he was not sure if they were trying to burn down his home. Jaffarally, who is the owner of Grill Master Berbice, said his wife, Alexis, and children are still traumatised, and he was in the process of further securing his home.
The cab from Vick Taxi Service that came under attack
Taxi driver robbed
Meanwhile, on Wednesday afternoon at 15th Street Dazzle Scheme, Paradise, East Coast Demerara (ECD), a driver of Vick Taxi Service was ambushed and attacked by about 10 men who were brandishing cutlasses, pieces of wood, knives, ice picks, and gasoline with lighters.
According to the taxi service, their employee came under attack after he went to pick up someone after a call came through the base. After reaching the location, it is alleged that there was no contact, so he decided to return to the base.
Guyana Times understands that on his way back, the taxi driver’s vehicle was surrounded by the men. A passing driver tried to negotiate with the men to let him go.
The stones and engine oil that persons threw at Roy Jaffarally’s home
According to the taxi driver, the men seemed determined to do what they were set out to do and would not listen to anyone.
He said he became scared because they were armed with gasoline, and he did not want to be a victim of an attack or see his vehicle torched. During that time, the man said he found a few seconds to escape.
“They had already broken his front windshield and chopped various parts on the body of the car. The driver escaped unharmed,” Vick Taxi Service said.
The taxi service said it has been transporting persons to and from the said village since the start of its operations and not once have its drivers been in a situation like this.
“That call seems to be one that was a set-up for the attack,” they said.
