By Jonathan Ugbal Rights lawyer and activist, Barr. James Ibor says the trend of arresting, detaining and imprisonment of sureties by Judges, Magistrates and law enforcement agents is worrisome as the actual process is not being followed. Ibor, who is the secretary of the justice sector reform commission in Cross River State, took to Facebook
By Archibong Jeremiah Lead Counsel of Basic Rights Counsel Initiative, BRCI, James Ibor, Esq. has commended Honorable Justice Agness A. Onyebueke of Cross River State High Court, Akamkpa division for sentencing Mr. Anyanime Festus Udo to death by hanging. Justice Onyebueke delivered the judgment in suit number HK/6C/2018 today (Tuesday) afternoon. Mr. Anyanime gruesomely murdered
By Jonathan Ugbal Justice Ijeoma Ojukwu of the Calabar Division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday criticized the Cross River State Government over it’s handling of Citizen Agba Jalingo’s trial. Citizen Jalingo, a journalist and activist is facing trial on alleged terrorism activities over an article he wrote in July 2019 demanding the whereabouts
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Men of the Nigerian Police Force has forcefully dispersed peaceful #June12 protesters in Calabar. They protesters were peacefully exercising their fundamental human rights before trips of Policemen numbering over 50 in over 7 Hilux van, masked appeared and fired teargas severally at the protesters. As at the time of filing this report,
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Commissioner of Police, CP Sikiru Akande warned that Cross Riverians and dwellers should be aware of fraudulent job advertisement. CP Sikiru Akande gave the admonition following the defilement of a minor by a final year Law student of the University of Calabar, UNICAL, who is currently on the
By Jonathan Ugbal The judiciary is the third arm of government in Nigeria and is often tagged “the last hope of the common man”. In Cross River, this last hope is threatened by decaying infrastructure across its 18 Local Government Areas. Cramped, hot, stuffy, unprotected and empty are some of the words that are used
By Jonathan Ugbal The sleepy and serene community of Umodia, Mpam, Ekwereazu in Ahiazu Mbaise Local Government Area of Imo State came alive amidst heavy sighs and reflections from family, friends, comrades and colleagues of Innocent Chukwuma gathered to commit him to mother earth. Innocent passed away on April 3, 2021 leaving behind four Amazons
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A rights activists cum lawyer, James Ibor has opined that the ongoing demolition of suspected kidnappers properties by the Cross River State Government “is illegal, archaic, backwards and unfortunate”. He made his position known in an exclusive interview with CrossRiverWatch TV, watch: