Atiku faults Cross River security over alleged estate robberies

The presidential candidate of the African Democratic Congress (ADC), Atiku Abubakar, has criticised the security arrangements around Cross River State Governor’s private residence in Calabar, following reports of alleged robberies in neighbouring homes.

Atiku said residents of the estate where Governor Bassey Otu’s private residence is located had complained of repeated burglaries despite the presence of armed policemen and two roadblocks securing the governor’s property.

According to him, one resident reportedly lost an air conditioner and a freezer to burglars, while another disclosed that two houses on a nearby street were attacked last week.

The former Vice President discl...