Thousands of euros stolen from the offices of
HOUSANDS of euros were stolen from the offices of Africa Oyé just hours before the iconic annual music festival kicked off.
Thieves raided the organisation’s Hanover Street Tanzania , Madagascar and Zimbabwe
More than 20,000 people flocked to Sefton Park
Organiser and artistic director Kenny Murray believed the raiders had purposefully targeted the company’s seventh floor Gostin Building
He told the ECHO: “It could be best described as a military operation.
“Someone knew what was here and went for it.
“We could have been watched or followed from the bank, we don’t know.
“It is the first time in 20 years this has happened, and it will be the last time it will happen.”
While refusing to confirm the exact amount, it is understood that several thousand euros were stolen.
The cash had been withdrawn from the bank to pay headline act Marcia Griffiths and the 11 other groups appearing in the park.
Oyé organisers said they were able to make the payments by drawing funds from elsewhere.
Mr Murray said: “We don’t have a large budget so it has been a slightly traumatic time.
“Every year we struggle to meet our budget. We had a show to put on and we needed to concentrate on that.
“We fulfilled all our payments to the bands and everybody is slowly being paid. Nobody has ended up unpaid because of the theft.
“We are a professional organisation. If we weren’t we would be in floods of tears feeling sorry for ourselves.”
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