Ayade Appeals to FG to Deploy Tucano Aircraft in Cross River

Cross River State Governor Ben Ayade, has appealed to the Federal Government to deploy Tucano aircraft to comb the forests in Akamkpa Local Government where bandits and kidnappers hold their victims hostage.

Ayade made the appeal in a statement issued to newsmen in Calabar, the state capital.

The statement urged the government to draft Nigerian soldiers into the Uyanga forests to help combat suspected bandits and kidnappers.

It assured that such acts of criminality would not be allowed to take root in the state.