Barrister Effiok Cobham, a former deputy guv of Cross River State, has revealed fear over the 2023 basic election in the nation.

He said the heightened insecurity in parts of the nation has ended up being uneasy and extremely disconcerting.

Cobham revealed this in Calabar, the state capital, while speaking with some journalists.

He said: “I have deep worry for next year’s even as we are preparing for the basic election.

“I never ever believed that armed civilians could take over a town, a police headquarters today armed goons get in a police headquarters, burglarize the armoury and take arms away. Who would have thought that they will kidnap a cops commissioner in Nigeria and ransom paid?

“My daddy was a law enforcement officer. Maturing, I utilized to think that there are some things that can not take place however they are taking place in our time.

“We should work towards stemming insecurity so that election next year would lack fear.”

Speaking on the security architecture in Cross River State, the previous deputy governor wondered how the 196 wards in the state would be extensively covered.

“The 196 wards are flashpoints. Can our security workers handle them efficiently? What is the level of manpower that we have in regards to security? Are we going to bring the army out to assist us arrange our democracy, conduct elections?

“We have actually seen the level of arms proliferation, free-flowing of machetes and all those things and these are things that could be utilized easily throughout elections,” he stated.