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From Aniekan Aniekan, Calabar
Clan Head of Efut Akani Esuk in Calabar South Local Government Area of Cross River State Muri Eyo Effiong Okon has called for the relocation of the Afokang Correctional Centre over rising insecurity within the area.
The monarch said that the facility, established in 1890, no longer benefits Afokang but is contributing to the crime wave alleging it harbours suspected criminals in its shops and properties.
“Their officials are not relating with our community neither are they securing it nor aligning with our aspirations.
“They’ve fenced round their facility leaving us prone to their ex-convicts and other persons with questionable characters in their properties, including shops and residential apartments built on their lands,”the monarch maintained.
The monarch further alleged that ex-convicts released from the facility remain around the premises and continue criminal activities.
“They’re harbouring ex-convicts who are unable to trace where they hailed from after their release from the prison. These people have continued to perpetrate their crimes from the NCS facility.
“NCS should be held accountable for the ex-convicts hovering around their properties,” Okon V stated.
He also accused the Service of leasing undeveloped land to persons of questionable identity instead of providing community amenities.
He stated that when the facility was built decades ago, the Afokang neighborhood was a thick bush but it’s today a densely populated area.
Reacting, the state Public Relations Officer of the Service, Effanga Etim, said the Comptroller, Aniekan Nyah, has set up a five-man committee to investigate the allegations.
