Police begin security assessment of Gov Otu’s neighbourhood after Atiku’s alarm

The Cross River State Police Command has ordered heightened quality gathering and accrued information monitoring successful Ekorinim 1 Housing Estate, Calabar, pursuing reports of recurring burglary successful the area.

The improvement comes amid concerns implicit insecurity astir the backstage residence of Governor Bassey Otu, arsenic raised by erstwhile Vice President Atiku Abubakar, pursuing a DAILY POST study connected residents’ complaints astir incessant robbery attacks successful the neighbourhood.

In a connection issued connected Tuesday, the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday Akata, said the Commissioner of Police, CP Ajo Geoffrey Ordue, has directed a broad information appraisal to verify the reported incidents and place imaginable threats.

The statement, however, said preliminary checks with the Divisional Police Officer, DPO, successful complaint of the State Housing Division indicated that the presumption had not received immoderate caller ceremonial complaints astir specified incidents.

It added that the bid would not disregard residents’ concerns, contempt the lack of ceremonial reports, and had directed officers to intensify quality gathering and information monitoring successful the estate.

The Commissioner of Police said the information of residents remained a priority, irrespective of their status, determination oregon proximity to pub...