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Comrade Odey Oyama, Executive Director, Rainforest Resource and Development Center (Credit: FB/Odey Oyama)

JUST IN: Police Moves Activist, Odey Oyama, Others To Calabar

by Admin
January 15, 2025

"The police team is currently en route to Calabar with him. Meanwhile, his offense has yet to be disclosed to him, more than 24 hours after his arrest," a message shared with family members and made available to CrossRiverWatch reads.

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Police Arrest Activist, Odey Oyama, Six Others In Cross River

by Admin
January 15, 2025

Mr. Oyama had gone out to work when police officials stormed the area, shooting sporadically, and arrested him in a gestapo-styled operation that left residents scared, a family member (name withheld) told CrossRiverWatch.