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Investigation Should Precede Arrest – Cross River Chief Judge Cautions

By Godwin Otang The Chief Judge of Cross River State, Hon. Justice Akon Ikpeme has charged the Police and other law enforcement agencies in the State to adhere to the provisions of the Administration of Criminal Justice Law (ACJL) 2016, law of Cross River State in the discharge of their duties. Justice Ikpeme gave the

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#NigeriaDecides2023: Hon. Essien Ayi In Custody For Questioning – Police

By Our Reporters The member who represented Calabar South, Bakassi, and Akpabuyo in the House of Representatives and seeking re-election under the PDP in the ongoing general election, Hon. Essien Ayi was arrested by the Police earlier today. The Cross River State Command Public Relations Officer, Irene Ugbo confirmed the arrest to our newsroom. She

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SSS Arrest UNICAL Lecturer In Gestapo-Styled Operation

By Jonathan Ugbal Nigeria’s secret police, the SSS on Sunday, arrested a lecturer at the University of Calabar (UNICAL), Mr. Dennis Inakefe in a gestapo-styled operation. Mr. Inakefe was picked up at about 5:00 AM in his Calabar residence with terrified neighbors shouted at by the operatives who were armed and numbered about six while

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#CRSDecides2022 Live Update: I’m Not Under Arrest, Taking Refuge In Police Station – PDP Chairman, Venatius Ikem Reacts To Alleged Arrest

By Jonathan Ugbal – Ogoja Barrister Venatius Ikem, PDP Chairman in Cross River State has cleared the air about his alleged arrest in Ogoja with materials meant for the ongoing by-election. Speaking to CrossRiverWatch Radio, he said he is only taking refuge at the station for security reasons. Listen to the interview below.

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BREAKING: CCT Orders Onnoghen’s Arrest

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Code of Conduct Tribunal (CCT) has issued an arrest warrant against Walter Onnoghen, suspended chief justice of Nigeria. At its resumed trial on Wednesday, the tribunal ordered the nation’s security agencies to arrest Onnoghen after he failed to appear before it. Aliyu Umar, lead prosecution counsel for the federal government, had

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