The Governor of Cross River State, Prof. Ben Ayade, has directed the state Commissioner of Police, Hafiz Inuwa, to immediately commence a stop-and-search of all political parties’ campaign convoys in the state for illegal arms.

According to the statement signed by Chief Press Secretary and SSA Media to the Governor, Mr. Christian Ita, “This directive is imperative, following security reports that indicate that some politicians and their supporters were stockpiling arms and ammunition ahead of the forthcoming elections.”

He also said, “The governor assures the citizens of adequate security before, during and after the election.”

Election violence emerges in the state as the destruction of campaign billboards in some parts of the state had generated violent clashes between the supporters of All Progressives Congress and those of the Peoples Democratic Party, being the two leading political parties in the state.