Obot Ukpe
Cross River State governor, Ben Ayade, has ordered a house-to-house search to recover some of the looted items in Calabar.
He also charged security agencies to take legitimate actions to halt the spate of arson and carnage in some parts of Calabar.
It was learnt that the gave the police the tasks in a release issued on Sunday in Calabar by Mr Christian Ita, his special adviser on media and publicity.
Ita explained that the governor urged the police to go from house to house, arrest anyone involved in the looting of both public and private property in the state.
Ayade also confirmed that more soldiers were deployed to Calabar to help douse the violence currently taking place in the state.
According to Ayade, he understood the pains of the people, adding that there was need to protect the collective commonwealth of the people.
He also asked the people of Cross River to defend their land from criminal elements and troublemakers, bent on destroying the image of the state.
Ayade also re-imposed the 24 hours curfew in the state, warning that security operatives will not hesitate to deal with any individual or group, who does not comply with the directive.