By CrossRiverWatch Admin At least two lives were lost Thursday following a daredevil raid in a renewed gangster’s rivalry in Boki local government area of central Cross River State. It is still unclear the gangster groups that are involved but findings by CrossRiverWatch so far reveal that at least two died at Babsin and Okundi,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin CrossRiverWatch has obtained pictures of the trail of destruction following the communal war between Estong and Befre in Busi village of Obanliku local government area of Cross River State. As earlier reported by CrossRiverWatch, the State Emergency Management Agency and the zonal office of the National Emergency Management Agency have visited
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent Following the recent kidnappings of Igbo indigenes in Cross River State, delegates of Abia origin under the auspices of Nzuko Ndi Abia have called on the house of assembly in the state to make laws that will tackle the menace for good. The socio-political group made this call
By Archibong Jeremiah CALABAR MUNICIPAL: The body of a young man and notorious kingpin simply identified as Papa and Morino Monday, was found dead along Parliamentary Extension Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State. The body as observed by this reporter, bears a lot of machete cuts mostly on the head and trunk region,
By Jonathan Ugbal: Government House Correspondent Bayside shanties perceived to be harboring criminal elements in Calabar, the Cross River State capital, were Tuesday raided and destroyed in a renewed war against insecurity in the state. This comes less than a week after the inauguration of the “Operation Show of Force” by governor, Ben Ayade last
By CrossRiverWatch admin Cross River State Governor, Prof. Ben Ayade has vowed to deplore everything at his disposal to ensure the protection of lives and property in the state. Ayade gave the assurance yesterday in Calabar when he undertook the inspection of the deployment of security operatives at strategic places around the Calabar metropolis. This
By CrossRiverWatch admin Bandits on Friday operated in Calabar freely for over three hours, killing an unidentified Inspector of Police that led a team to stop the robbery operations at a popular hotel located behind the headquarters of the Zone 6 Police Command. The robbers also shot another policeman at the same hotel before making
Pictures by Godwin Abraham The Students Union Government of Cross River University of Technology, CRUTECH Calabar, yesterday mobilized students of the school to protest what the students describe as ‘three days back to back robbery’ by suspected skolombo boys. The students who gathered early at the SUG Secretariat, marched from there to the various hostels