By CrossRiverWatch Admin Residents of Calabar South Local Government Area, Cross River State otherwise referred to as the most notorious neighborhood in the State have in the past one week been witnessing another gang war leading to loss of lives and properties. The area had been in peace for about 3-4 months preceded by about
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent The Escort vehicle in the convoy of Cross River Deputy Governor, Professor Ivara Esu was snatched Thursday evening, CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. The driver whose name is currently given as Ivara and hails from Obubra local government area was shot and is currently receiving treatment at an undisclosed facility. The
By Ushang Ewa and Inyali Peter A Police Inspector, Edet Archibong has died from gun wounds following a shoot out between the Police and suspected gangsters Tuesday night at Nkwa street off Eyamba street in Calabar South local government area findings by CrossRiverWatch reveal. Two Police patrol vans were also razed by the gangsters whom
By Jonathan Ugbal The Police in Cross River State Wednesday in Calabar, paraded 22 suspects arrested on crimes ranging from gangstarism, abductions and several others. A woman (names withheld), was also kidnapped Tuesday evening at School road in Satellite Town, Calabar but was later abandoned with in her vehicle by her abductors the Police also
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Staff of the Federal College of Education, FCE Obudu Wednesday demonstrated against the recurring kidnapping of staff of the institution. The demonstration comes on the heels of the kidnap and subsequent release of a principal lecturer of Igbo Language in the school of Languages of the institution, Mrs. Anyocha . The placard
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 CrossRiverWatch Admin The Executive Secretary of the Obudu Urban Development Authority (BUDA) Canice Atsu, has been abducted by unknown gunmen. CrossRiverWatch gathered the gunmen may have trailed Atsu all the way from Ogoja where he went for a function on Saturday and abducted him about 5 minutes after he arrived his home located along
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigerian Army says it has arrested Victory Benjamin, a high profile militant kingpin in Akpabuyo local government area of Cross River State while trying to collect money from a relation of one of his kidnapped victims. Benjamin, known by his aliases, ‘Abuja Daddy’ and ‘G3’ was arrested by troops from the