By Kelvin Ololo And Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has dismantled a suspected burglary and stealing syndicate operating within Calabar metropolis, leading to the arrest of four suspects and the recovery of a large quantity of property believed to have been stolen from residents. The Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday
By Godwin Ajom The shadow of insecurity hanging over the Calabar-Oron waterways deepened on Friday, April 17, 2026, when suspected kidnappers abducted 15 passengers traveling by boat from Calabar, Cross River State, to Oron in Akwa Ibom State. Among the victims were candidates of the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), young Nigerians whose journey
By Godwin Ajom The Nigerian Navy has arrested and handed over a suspected militant collaborator to the Department of State Services (DSS) in Calabar. The development followed ongoing security operations aimed at dismantling criminal networks operating within the Calabar waterways. The Waterways in Cross River particularly the Calabar-Oron corridor have witnessed a series of heartbreaking
By Hannah Ijege The Cross River State Police command have launched an investigation following the death of a 14-year-old girl, Nancy Peter, who died after being subjected to multiple alleged beatings by her mother and a local pastor in Wula community, Boki Local Government Area of the state. Confirming the incident in a press statement
By Sylvia Akpan A 40-year-old man, Akaninyine Eretus, has confessed that pain and revenge were the motivation behind his action of killing two people in Cross River State community. He revealed this while assisting the State Police Command in an ongoing investigation for his and one other arrest. CrossRiverWatch reported earlier that the suspect was
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, has confirmed the arrest of a suspected serial killer and his female cohort, Akaninyine Eretus and 35-year-old Uduak Essien over multiple killings and disappearances in Odukpani Local Government Area of the State. CrossRiverWatch reported earlier that the suspect was apprehended by a
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A suspected serial killer identified as Akaninyene, has been arrested in Creektown following intelligence that linked him to the disappearance and murder of a recent victim. Security operatives, acting on a tip off tracked him to an isolated hut he built inside a forest in Abanyama, Ukim Ita Community, Creektown of Odukpani
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 54-year-old commercial mini-bus driver, identified as Godwin Okoko, in connection with the alleged murder of an official of the Traffic Management and Regulatory Agency (TRAMRA) during an enforcement operation in Calabar. The incident occurred on Monday, May 25, 2026, at about 9:45 a.m.