By Kelvin Ololo About 20 passengers have been reportedly kidnapped along the Calabar-Akwa Ibom water way. The travellers who boarded the “Heavenly Grace” boat were said to have been intercepted and abducted by kidnappers while on their way from Calabar to Akwa Ibom State. According to a source who pleaded anonymous, told CrossRiverWatch that one
Miss Edu, 25, was abducted on January 21, by Mr. Michael Aboko, a.k.a ‘Father’, who is on the run, and spent a week been brutalized until her rescue by the Anti Kidnapping Squad around midnight on Tuesday
By Patrick Obia The Assistant Inspector-General (AIG) of Police, Zone 6 Headquarters, Calabar, has frowned at the “unprofessional conduct” of some police officers who allegedly kidnapped and fraudulently extorted the sum of three million (3,000,000) from a victim. The AIG gave the directive in a press release made available by the Zone’s Public Relations Officer,
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a suspected notorious kidnapping gang leader known as “Tallest” and rescues one abducted victim Kingsley Eyo Andem. The Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP Irene Ugbo, said the arrest was executed by a team of policemen drafted from the Anti-Cultism and Kidnapping Squad (ACKS)
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Acting Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer of University of Calabar (UNICAL) Microfinance Bank, Francis Kibe has regained freedom. The MD was kidnapped a few days ago in Calabar by unknown gunmen who whisked him away unknown destination. The Cross River State Police Command of the Nigeria Police Force, had confirmed the abduction
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has said efforts are in full force to rescue kidnapped University of Calabar, (UNICAL) lecturer Dr. Roland Ipuole who was abducted on Tuesday May 21, 2024. Dr. Roland Ipuole is a lecturer in the Faculty of Law, UNICAL. He alongside others were
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has met with Nde community leaders on ways to tackle kidnapping. The meeting led by the State Commissioner of Police, CP Gyogon Grimah alongside operation commanders of the Command and other sister security agencies held in Nde Community, Ikom Local Government Area
By Ben Aroh, The Whistler The bad state of Obollo-Oturkpo road on Enugu-Benue borders makes passengers traveling from Eastern parts of the country to the North apply Enugu-Kogi route, which today records steady kidnap cases. Ben Aroh examines the economic importance of the road in this report. Victims Recount Ordeals Samson Ejikeme, a commercial driver,