By CrossRiverWatch Admin Governor Ben Ayade has approved the suspension of the Clan Head of Abi and Paramount Ruler of Etung Local Government Area, Ntufam Emmanuel Oru Ojong says a statement signed by his aide on Chieftaincy Affairs, Adoga Victor. The statement, dated May 28th, 2021 explained that the monarch’s suspension was due to “unwholesome
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River command of the Nigerian Police Force on Tuesday paraded 40 suspects arrested from different parts of the State for various offences. The Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande said the offenses ranged from murder to armed robbery, rape, stealing, malicious damage, unlawful possession of firearms, gangsterism and dealing in
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Gubernatorial candidate of the Social Democratic Party in the 2019 general election in Cross River, Eyo Ekpo has expressed fears that the recent call to action by Boki council boss, John Ewa to checkmate the activities of loggers may not achieve meaningful success due to the nature of the business, Mr.
By Ushang Ewa Four police officers were this morning gunned down at Idundu axis of Calabar when they went to confront suspected kidnappers, security sources say. The policemen had, following a tip off, mobilized to the location and it is unclear what led to the confrontation that caused their death. Photographs obtained by CrossRiverWatch show
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Police in Cross River State have arrested a 52-year-old man, Cyprian Mbe, in connection with alleged arms supplies and promotion of native wars in the State. The State Commissioner of Police, Abdulkadir Jimoh, who briefed journalists recently in Calabar, said the suspect had been a gunrunner for a long
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Nigeria Police Force has lost one of its senior officers to the coronavirus disease, COVID-19. Francis Adie Bissong, a Deputy Commissioner of Police, was until his death the Deputy Commissioner, State Criminal Investigation and Intelligence Department, (SCID) in the office of the Assistant Inspector-General of Police, Zone 5 Headquarters, Benin-City. Bissong,
By George Odok As part of measures to contain the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic in Nigeria, the Nigeria Immigration Service in Cross River State has arrested 9 Cameroonians for illegal entry into Cross River through the Mfum border in Entung Local Government Area of the State and at the Ikang border post in Bakassi.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has obtained a video where men of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested 7 alleged APC thugs in Etung Local Government Area of Cross River State. They were apprehended at INEC Office Efrayar in possession of 2 live snakes, 2 live ammunition, charms and talisman on the 9th March 2019 (day