17 Abducted By Kidnappers On Calabar-Oron Waterway Released After 11 Days
17 people were abducted in the kidnap incident, the second of such nature, since April when 20 people suffered a similar fate.
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Two Arrested As C’River Police Recover Stolen Mini-Bus, Hours After Being Snatched
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- October 4, 2025
Two suspects have been arrested and a stolen Mini-Bus recovered less than 24 hours after the police, working with youths, tracked down the vehicle in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State.
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Police Arrest Man With Indian Hemp After Calabar Guest House Robbery
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- October 4, 2025
The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed a robbery incident at a guest house in Calabar, where two armed men stole two mobile phones and a power bank from a couple. During the investigation, a suspect, 25-year-old Emmanuel Ekpo, was arrested and found to be in possession of suspected Indian hemp.
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Secondary School Student Kills Man In Cross River
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- September 27, 2025
By The Frontier A junior secondary school student in Ugboro Secondary School in Bekwarra Local Government Area of Cross River State, identified as Ogbeche, has hacked a 23-year old man to death. Vanguard reported that the incident happened in Ugboro at the close of school on Tuesday, when Ogbeche and another student whose name is
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Governor Otu Swears In New Judges, Sues For Integrity And Fairness
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- September 26, 2025
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Governor of Cross River State, Sen. Bassey Otu on Wednesday swore in two new judges into the Cross River State Judiciary, charging them to uphold integrity, fairness, and the independence of the courts in the dispensation of justice. The ceremony, held at the Executive Council Chambers of the
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A’Ibom Police PRO, Eyo Ekpo Escape As Gunmen Kidnap 15 Along Calabar Waterway
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- September 25, 2025
"They stopped our vessel, boarded it, and when their boat was full, they took off," a passenger (name withheld) told this reporter.
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Nurses, Female Soldier Arrested For Alleged Child Theft In Cross River
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- August 18, 2025
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two nurses and a serving female soldier have been arrested in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, over an alleged theft and sale of a newborn baby. According to security analyst, Zagazola Makama, the suspects were apprehended following a complaint by 19-year-old Justina Valentine Boniface from Aningeje village, who raised
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Mobs Torture Man For Alleged Witchcraft, As Group Imposes Curfew In Cross River Community
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- August 4, 2025
By Kelvin Ololo Mr. Sunday Ojah, accused of witchcraft in Akpet 1, Biased Local Government Area of Cross River, has been tortured by community youths, leaving him battling with life. This follows as a man (name withheld for reasons) was beaten and his hair shaved with matchet by a suspected gang in Bendeghe Ekiem community