By Frank Edima Residents of Ikang, a suburb of Bakassi local government area, Cross River State, promptly responded to a fire outbreak at a petrol station before the arrival of security agents and good Samaritans. The inferno destroyed properties worth millions of naira at the fuel station; Micakadof Investment Limited. It was gathered that the
By Archibong Jeremiah The Federal Government of Nigeria has given approval to the Cross River State Government to commence full work on the proposed Bakassi deep seaport. The disclosure was made recently by the State Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mrs. Rosemary Archibong. Mrs. Rosemary asked all Cross Riverians to have an open mind about
By CrossRiverWatch admin Leader of a militant group, Bakassi Strike Force BSF, Benjamin Simply, also known as General Simply or G1 has said that he and his fighters will lay down their arms if the Federal Government can evolve an acceptable way of resettling the people of Bakassi who were displaced by the ceding of
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Bakassi Strike Force, a militant group in the Niger Delta, on Tuesday expressed a desire to lay down arms if the concerns of Bakassi returnees are addressed under a scheme midwifed by international mediators. A leader of BSF, Simple Benjamin, aka “Humble Lion G1” in a telephone interview on Tuesday told
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian military, Thursday in a statement said their operatives raided 4 militant camps belonging to suspected members of the Bakassi Strike Force and discovered a total of 23 human skulls at different levels of decomposition and a full human skeleton in Bakassi and Akpabuyo local governments in Southern Cross River state.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom says a contingent of the Nigeria Army is currently laying siege in search for a criminal kingpin popularly known as G1 who has been on their wanted list for months. According to the information, G1 went to Eco Bank along Mary Slessor road Calabar, the Cross River State
By Jonathan Ugbal and Ashie Osor The federal government has announced the approval of a project to site a border market and health center among several others in Bakassi local government area of Cross River State. The Director, National Border Communities Development Agency, Alhaji Faruk Maiturare disclosed this, Monday when he led a delegation from
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Troops from the 13 Brigade of the Nigerian Army Calabar, at the early hours of today, Friday repelled an attack on its soldiers and killed 7 armed militants at Efut Esighi in Bakassi local government area of Cross River. Capt. Kayode Owolabi, Public Relations Officer (PRO) for 13 Brigade who disclosed this