By Archibong Jeremiah A Cross River State High Court sitting in Calabar presided over by Hon. Justice Elias Abuo has convicted one Okem Benjamin, of rape and sentenced him to life imprisonment for repeatedly defiling a 12 year old girl over a period. In his judgment, Justice Abuo also lambasted the guardian of the innocent
By CrossRiverWatch admin Three armed men nabbed by security operatives in Obudu local government area over alleged robbery earlier this week have been transferred to the state headquarters of the Nigeria Police in Calabar. Sources reveal that the three were part of a four man gang, two from Obudu and two from Benue state and
By Okwo Kerry A 400 level student in the University of Calabar, UNICAL department of Mathematics and Statistic has been arrested by the Cross River State Command of the Police Special Anti Robbery Squad SARS for allegedly stealing a car. The arrest was made on Thursday 16th July, 2015 at about 2pm by Lemna junction,
By Elijah Ugani Residents of Bebuagbong Community in Obudu Local Government Area are now having a rough time with security agencies after one Mr. Joseph Ushie committed suicide on the 13th of July, 2015; due to the death of his only brother Mr. Emmanuel Ushie who was knocked down by a vehicle in Abuja on
By Ikwen Atuaka Reports reaching CrossRiverWatch indicates that an unnamed man was last weekend shot dead around the Upelwaga axis of Obudu main town for alleged robbery. The man CrossRiverWatch gathered from sources who was dressed in black shirts and trousers, wore a sweater with a hood had a torch in his pockets and was
By Aplefe Ojong Last Friday in Calabar, Cross River state, a young man, now on the run, stabbed a girl in her early twenties simply identified as Queen to death over a mobile phone at Nelson Mandela street by Target road, Calabar South LGA. CrossRiverWatch reliably gathered that a girl friend to the late Queen
By Laureta Akpan Following the directive by the Inspector General of Police, Solomon Arase to Commissioners of Police in Cross River, and other states to arrest and prosecute cultists who have made life unbearing for residents, the Cross River state command swoop into action and made some gains. Yesterday, the command paraded no fewer than
By NAN The Acting Inspector-General of Police, Mr Solomon Arase, has directed Police Commissioners in Benue, Cross River and Akwa Ibom states to arrest and prosecute any youth involved in cultism. Arase, who gave the order on Tuesday in a statement by the force spokesman, Mr Emmanuel Ojukwu, expressed concern about cult group activities in