By Blessing Francis A disagreement between two neighbors in Alok Community, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State, nearly took a dangerous turn when one of them allegedly pulled out a gun and threatened to kill the other. The Cross River State Police Command says the suspect, 32-year-old Akan Constant, has been arrested and
By Daniel Shito Two brothers, Omini Eno Ibiang, 28 years old and Emmanuel Eno Ibiang, 26 years old, have allegedly hacked their step-brother, Bassey Eno Ibiang to death. The incident which occurred in Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River State, was reported to the police on October 25, 2026, based on allegations that the
By Esther Donald A 35-year-old man, Okputu Bright is currently cooling off in Police custody in Cross River State, over an alleged sexual assault of an 11-year-old girl in Yala Local Government Area of the state. The incident was reported by the girl’s father at the Okpoma Divisional Police Headquarters on October 24, 2026, who
By Victoria Tom Arrested Students Union Government (SUG) President of the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS), Ogar Favour Johobe, has declared himself innocent in an alleged involvement in gang initiation activity. Ogar Favour and ten others were arrested and paraded by the Cross River State Police Command after allegedly engaging in gang initiation at
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has arrested three University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) students and nine others over suspected gang initiation involvement. Among the three UNICROSS students, is the Students Union Government (SUG) President identified as Ogar Favour Johobe (also known as noble) of the Department of Mechanical Engineering. The
By Affiong Osam The Cross River State Police Command has arrested “Sylvester Otu” in Biase Local Government Area of the state following a report of alleged assault and threats to life. A search in his residence on 19 October 2026 led to discovery of a locally made pistol, two live cartridges and a black beret
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River state’s security has improved relative to the 2019–2023 period but is not yet perfect, peace practitioner and conflict mediator Dr. Efio-Ita Nyok has said. Nyok while making the assertion as a guest on The People’s First Administration 2.0, a sponsored program on Sparkling FM Calabar, based his assessment on personal
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State House of Assembly has today passed the Constitution (Sixth Alteration) Bill, 2026, seeking to provide a constitutional framework for the establishment of State Police Services, with 22 of the 25 members voting in favour of the bill, while three members were absent from plenary. The passage followed deliberations