Cross River State Government has denied the alleged armed
robbery attack on Calabar Christmas Village, while the Carnival was
ongoing. In a statement in Calabar,
yesterday, the state government said that the report was concocted and done
with the aim of embarrassing the state. The statement signed by Mr Christian
Ita, Senior Special Assistant on Media to the state governor, Ben Ayade, said:
"The report is replete with factual inaccuracies and
outright lies invented by the author of the said report. It is shocking that a reporter who is
holidaying somewhere in Lagos could conjure a robbery incident that never took
place.
"The reporter syndicated same to some of his colleagues all
in a bid to damage a brand that has been painstakingly built over the years. For
the avoidance of doubt, there was no robbery at the Calabar Christmas Village.
That it was even reported that gunshots were fired, shows the depth of ethical
bankruptcy of the writer."
It claimed that what happened was that some fans watching
Kiss Daniel’s performance became unruly at some point and threw plastic bottles
on stage.
"The incident lasted for a very brief period before security
officials restored normalcy. The village
is structured in such a way that everyone keeps an eye on his neighbour. Also,
there is heavy security presence. So, it is extremely difficult to imagine a
robbery attack."
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