Kidnapping: Ayade Promises N1m to Whistleblowers

Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River State has promised to reward anyone who gives information that leads to arrest of or averting of kidnapping and armed robbery in the state.

He made the announcement at the state executive chambers, christening it Executive Order or Hafiz law.

The governor said, “Anybody who whistle blows on an armed robber or a kidnapper and by intelligence or investigation that armed robber or kidnapper is found to be true, that person is entitled to N1 million.”

The governor who made the announcement when the new Commissioner of Police to the state, Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa visited him on Tuesday, stressed, “From today, there is a whistle blowing law in Cross River that guarantees you N1 million when you discover an armed robber, somebody who is in illegal possession of firearms, or somebody you know is a kidnapper or harbouring a kidnapped victim or offer any information leading to the arrest of an armed robber or kidnapper.”

Earlier, CP Inuwa said he was ready to work with anybody willing to assist the police.