Cross River State Government has demolished certain buildings suspected to house criminal activities.

It was reported the buildings were demolished by the state security outfit, Operation Akpakwu.

Mr Henry Okokon, the state Security Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade said the demolition exercise was one of the ways of chasing criminals out of the state.

He added that the state government would continue to place importance on the security of lives and property, and fight all forms of criminality in the state.

“This is part of the activities of Operation Akpakwu, a special force set up by Gov. Ayade to fight crime, especially kidnapping.

“This demolition is ongoing. The governor has warned that anyone involved in any form of criminality, or any landlord harbouring any criminal should desist from it.

“The bungalow that was demolished belonged to an individual who has been caught in the act of kidnapping, while the brothel was demolished for housing underage persons for prostitution and other illegal activities.

“This is a warning signal to everybody. Whosoever is involved in a crime of any form should desist from it,’’ Okokon said.

He revealed that the security outfit got a court order to demolish the buildings in line with the state Homeland Security law.

He thereby, urged businessmen in the state to go about their lawful businesses, giving the assurance that the state government would do its best to protect them against criminals.