For months now, jingles have been playing on radio and TV stations across the state, warning about the penalties defaulters would pay if they are caught defacing the streets of Calabar and Cross River State in whole.
According to reports reaching Calabar Reporters, the Cross River State Signage and Advertisement Agency (CRISSAA) has arrested four persons which are currently in the custody of the Nigeria Police Force, State Housing State division for defacing Cross River State capital city of Calabar.
The Agency Director General, DG, Stanley Nsemo-Livingstone disclosed this to newsmen in a phone call by describing the situation as “terrible”; the indiscriminate defacing of the state with posters, boards and graffiti.
On moves to sensitize Cross Riverians, Nsemo disclosed that; “We are introducing a project, the ‘respect it, protect it’ campaign and its going to run across the State.
Also, Nsemo warned that; “This is a warning from CRISSA to those out there if you are putting posters on our walls anywhere in Cross River State, be afraid of picking the calls because any number you put on the poster we will find a way and we will get you”.
Two out of the four person apprehended who spoke to this reporter claimed ignorance of the law.
One saying he’s not aware of the law and he’s neither from Cross River State nor a neighbouring State. Meanwhile, the other denied the accusations completely, that he was only reading from the banners being posted before now. “I didnt paste anything, I was just reading the ones on the poles since it has information about getting me a job”. He said.
