Efio-Ita Nyok|19 July 2016|9:23AM
In a Press Statement made on social media under the name, Prof. Ben Ayade, presumably the account of His Excellency, the Executive Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Prof. Ben Ayade, the governor identified a set of persons sitting on the floor as the faces of crime in Cross River. He pledged not to rest until these alleged criminals are totally clamped down. Excerpt:
War Against Criminals In Our State
Cross Riverians, these are the faces that have decided to offend the hospitality and tranquillity of our clime. As the Chief Security Officer of the state, it is my responsibility to protect lives and properties.
I shall not rest untill these agents of the underworld are crushed beneath heels of authority. We have a collective dream of a prosperous state; of peaceful society; of an industrious socio-political landscape; of a productive youth and of moral rectitude. Anything contrary to these, is the height of APOSTACY which must be resisted with ALL vehemence so, justice must take its cause.
Our collective vision shall never suffer any miscarriage because, providence has chosen to smile on our cause.
Sen. Prof Ben Ayade
Executive Governor
Cross River State
18 July 2016: 11:18PM