COVID-19: Police parade drivers, 26 passengers for ‘invading’ Cross River from Akwa Ibom
Parading the suspects on Thursday at Ikot Omin Police Station in Calabar Municipal Local Government Area of the state, the CP Anozia, said that the suspects were aware that there was closure of border between Cross River and Akwa Ibom States.
“About 3am on Thursday, the two buses with 26 passengers were arrested by our men along Eight Miles; the passengers and the drivers conspired to infiltrate Cross River State from Akwa Ibom State. “I warned others who would want to adopt the same strategy to desist from it as the Police will sanction such persons” the CP warned, explaining that the suspects would have been charge to court for conduct likely to cause a breach of peace if not for the shutdown of court. He warned them to desist from such act.
Speaking with DAILY POST, the drivers of the buses with registration numbers Cross River ABE 242 XA and Abia MBL 646 XA respectively, Ufot Oko Akpan and Ini Udo Jackson, said that their vehicles spoiled at Okurikang in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River.
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