By Archibong Jeremiah Mr. Austin Iwero Agbonlahor has replaced Mr. Hafiz Mohammed Inuwa as the Commissioner of Police, Cross Rivers State Command. Mr. Austin before his transfer to Cross River was the Commissioner of Police, Plateau State. He hails from Edo, graduated from the University of Benin and he is a fellow of the National
By Rose Ofem Pastor Mayowa Olawale, a Pastor with the Akai, Ikot-Idhie parish of the Redeemed Christian Church of God in Calabar Municipal was on Tuesday stabbed by unknown miscreants shortly after retiring from church. His mother (name withheld) told CrossRiverWatch that she was informed by concerned residents after the incident occurred between 5:00 and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police Command in Cross River State has released 3 out of the 5 police officers accused of extra judicial killing at Ikom local government area information reaching CrossRiverWatch suggests. The cops led by DSP Eyong Obeten were released Tuesday morning when family members arrived to sign sureties for them with two
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent One herdsman has been confirmed dead and a farmer injured in the fight that broke out Sunday afternoon in Ugaga community of Yala local government area of northern Cross River State. Contrary to earlier reports where the Women Affairs Commissioner, Stella Odey said it was caused by a Fulani
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Police Command, Thursday in Calabar the state capital paraded 72 suspects for crimes ranging from internet fraud to robbery, murder, kidnapping and rape. Amongst these were two students of the University of Calabar (UNICAL) paraded for internet fraud after duping their client of four hundred thousand Naira (N400,000
By Ushang Ewa Detained Mr. Ifere Paul whom the Cross River Police Command claims is being held over suspected links to the underground world was yesterday grilles by detectives in the anti-kidnapping unit of the Command’s Criminal Investigation Department. Mr. Ifere was arrested late Thursday by detectives from the state police command led by one
By Jonathan Ugbal The arrest of Mr. Paul Ifere, a social media critic of the Cross River State Government has drawn mixed reactions from different quarters of the populace. Mr. Ifere was allegedly arrested by the Police Thursday in Abuja, Nigeria’s capital city and immediately transferred to Calabar, the Cross River State capital with many
By Ushang Ewa The Police in Cross River State have rescued one Mrs. Comfort Bassey, 5 days after she was kidnapped on Monday in Calabar. Sources in the Police command say operatives of the newly formed Anti-Kidnapping and Cultism squad of the Police Commissioner, CP Hafiz Inuwa tracked the suspected kidnappers to Akpap – Okoyong