Eburutu Barracks – CrossRiverWatch

Eburutu Barracks: Soldiers Suspend Forced Labour Practice, Night Arrests After CrossRiverWatch Investigation

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March 19, 2026

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Barely two months after an investigative report by CrossRiverWatch exposing a pattern of forced labour imposed on civilian residents within the Mammy Market area of Eburutu Barracks, Calabar, Cross River State, military authorities have discontinued the practice and suspended night-time arrests. The earlier report detailed how residents were compelled to participate in

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Soldier, Ali Bello Threatens CrossRiverWatch Reporter After Report On Humiliation Of Civilians In Eburutu Barracks

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January 27, 2026

By CrossRiverWatch Admin A few hours after CrossRiverWatch published its investigative report exposing forced labour, intimidation, and humiliation of civilians living inside Eburutu Barracks in Calabar, Cross River State, a man Ali Bello, has threatened CrossRiverWatch Reporter. He made the threat on a WhatsApp group where the investigation was shared. The investigation captioned: “Inside Eburutu

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Inside Eburutu Barracks: The Hidden System Of Forced Labour On Civilians In Cross River

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January 26, 2026

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Residents of Mammy Market, the civilian settlement tucked inside Eburutu Barracks in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, say soldiers often arrive in the “deadly hours” of midnight, sometimes 1 am – 2 am, banging on doors with sticks and rods, dragging young and old from sleep, and hauling them to the

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VIDEO: Fire Gut Barracks In Calabar

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January 7, 2023

By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least one storey building in Eburutu Army Barracks, Calabar, was in the evening of Friday 6 January 2023 gutted by fire. The cause of the fire which can not be ascertained burnt block 13, Malabor of the Barracks. An eyewitness told CrossRiverWatch that men of the Fire Service arrived when major

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BREAKING: Explosion Rocks Nigerian Army Barracks In Calabar

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October 15, 2021

By Jonathan Ugbal There has been an explosion at the Eburutu barracks of the Nigerian Army in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. It is unclear what actually exploded but it is said to have shaken buildings nearby with the window panes and ceilings of houses in the golf view estate shattered. The explosions began