The Governor of Cross River State Governor Bassey Otu, on Wednesday warned that his administration will not condone any act of criminals and criminalities in the state.
Otu read this riot acts while speaking at a gathering of State Executive Council members, saying that he was concerned about the high incident of “kidnapping, adoption and whatever acts committed for the purpose of collecting ransom, including actions that prevent people from going about their legitimate business.”
The Governor said, “Instead of queuing into the new administration’s development strategy, a few criminal elements have resorted to making money, while holding guns over our heads. They have no respect for human lives. I wish to state that enough is enough. This must stop; not tomorrow, but today!
“Heads of security agencies are, therefore, directed to deploy resources at their disposal to ensure that this menace is stopped; and all hostages are freed, to reunite with their families.”
The doctors under the auspices of the Nigeria Medical Association are on strike for over four weeks, following the kidnap of a medical consultant, Prof. Ekanem Philip-Ephraim.
NMA disclosed that records have it that 14 doctors in the state have been kidnapped under a period of two years.
