No bandits have invaded Cross River – Police assure residents

The Cross River State Police Command has urged members of the nationalist to disregard reports astir the infiltration of bandits into parts of Akamkpa LGA arsenic good arsenic the Calabar metropolis.

The constabulary besides described the reports arsenic baseless and false, informing individuals and groups against deliberately “peddling mendacious accusation susceptible of causing nationalist disorder, inciting panic, undermining nationalist assurance successful information institutions, oregon disrupting nationalist peace, arsenic specified actions whitethorn pull sanctions nether applicable laws.”

There person been a bid of societal media publications alleging the apprehension of bandits successful Calabar and Akamkpa Local Government Area, arsenic good arsenic claims that transgression elements person infiltrated the state. However, the constabulary person stoutly denied the claims.

Residents have, however, decried the expanding beingness of strangers successful galore forests successful Boki and Akamkpa, arsenic good arsenic riverine communities successful Odukpani LGA. Many are reportedly engaged successful amerciable mining, portion equipped unit allegedly harass farmers and their cattle repeatedly ravage farmlands.

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