The governor of Cross River State, Senator Ben Ayade has directed security agencies in the state to search houses to recoup looted items and take legitimate action to stop the violence.
The Guardian reports that between Friday and Saturday a week ago, thugs and looters broke into more than 35 government and private properties, carted away several items and set some buildings on fire.
A curfew was declared on Friday but still properties were looted and set ablaze.
In any case, Ayade in a statement yesterday by Mr Christian Ita, his Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, asked security agencies in the State to take legitimate actions to stop the pyro-crime and carnage witnessed in some parts of Calabar.
He said..
“The governor also wants the security agents to carry out a house to house search for looted property and arrest everyone involved in the looting of both public and private property in the state” .
The Governor called on Cross Riverians to rise up and guard their land from criminal elements keen on damaging the image of the State.
He went further to say that the nightfall to sunset curfew was still in place but this time around security personnel won’t tolerate non-compliance.
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