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Suspected Armed Men Arrested, Gun Factory, IED Discovered In Cross River 

By Tori.ng Operatives of the Cross River State Police Command uncovered an Improvised Explosives Device (IED) and gun manufacturing factory, on Wednesday, at Osomba Community in Akamkpa Local government Area of the State, leading to the arrest of multiple suspects. The Operation was led by Commander, Anti Cultism and Kidnapping Squad, ACKS, (Dragon Squad) SP

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Police Charge Man Of Felony Over Alleged False Manhood Disappearance In Calabar

By Godwin Otang The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has charged a 30-year-old man, Kufre Edet Daniel, with felony and other two count charges over alleged false manhood disappearance alarm. In a charge sheet obtained by CrossRiverWatch with charge number MC/3126/2023, signed by Edosa Samuel Esq, for the Legal and Prosecution

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BREAKING: Police Intervene As Man Loses Penis, Testicles In Calabar

By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Police has arrived at a scene where a mob had gathered to lynch two after one man, unnamed, claimed his penis and testicles disappeared. The incident occurred moments ago at the roundabout linking Akai Effa (MCC Road) with the GoodLuck Ebele Jonathan bypass road in Calabar, the Cross River State capital.

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Cross River Governor Establishes Whistleblower Desk, Charge Citizens To Be Security Conscious

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, governor of Cross River has put words to action in the fight against crime in the State by establishing a whistleblower desk. He charged citizens to play a critical part in the security architecture of the state. This was contained in a press statement dated

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President Tinubu, IGP Aware Of Prof. Ekanem’s Kidnap – Governor Otu Tells NMA 

By Jonathan Ugbal Cross River Governor, Senator Bassey Edet Otu on Monday told members of the State’s chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) that Nigeria’s President, Bola Tinubu, and the Inspector General of Police, Kayode Egbetokun are aware of the kidnap of their colleague, Professor Ekanem Ephraim who has spent 25 days in captivity.

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#TDWAJ EPISODE 363 – Spate Of Kidnappings In Cross River State: Outcry And Solutions

TOPIC Spate Of Kidnappings In Cross River State: Outcry And Solution INTRODUCTION Kidnapping is a criminal offense that involves the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against their will. It exists worldwide and has varying degrees of punishment including capital

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BREAKING: Scrap Metal Activities Suspended In Cross River State

By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent The Cross River Governor, Sen. Bassey Edet Otu has ordered the immediate stoppage of all scrap metal activities in the State.  Gov. Otu through his Deputy Chief Press Secretary, Mr. Darlington Edem said the action became imminent due to theft and vandalization of critical infrastructures.  The decision of the

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Man Allegedly Beats Lover To Death In Cross River

By Agency Reporter The police in Cross River, South-South Nigeria have arrested a 54-year-old man for allegedly beating his girlfriend to death in Calabar South Local Government Area of the State. The police spokesperson in the State, Irene Ugbo, confirmed the arrest in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) in Calabar on

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