by crossriverwatch admin A fifty four year old traditional ruler in Calabar, Muri Maurice Eyo, with two others said to be his accomplices, Francis Orok and Eyo Okon were on Tuesday arraigned before a Calabar Magistrate Court for kidnapping. In the first of the four count charge brought by ASP Augustine Timin, at Magistrate Court
by crossriverwatch admin A retired Army Captain and Chief Security Officer of Mobil Oil in Onne, Ukel J. Agba was Wednesday kidnapped at gun point on his way back from the ash Wednesday mass in Eleme, Rivers State. Captain Agba, an indigene of Bedia Village in Obudu Local Government of Cross River State, was said
by crossriverwatch admin Governors of the six states of the South South zone under the auspices of the BRACED Commission have met and proposed the establishment of a special regional force to tackle the upsurge of kidnapping in the region. The force, according to the plan, will be made up of a structure set up
By SaharaReporters, New York Kidnappers today snatched Professor Ilochi Okafor (SAN), a former vice chancellor of Nnamdi Azikiwe University (UNIZIK) Awka in Anambra state. Professor Okafor was kidnapped Sunday morning in front of residence at the Independence Layout in Enugu while on his way to church. The kidnappers later took off with him in a
by crossriverwatch admin Cross River State Commissioner of Police, Mr. Osita Ezechukwu, has ruled out the payment of any ransom in the rescue of two children kidnapped in Calabar recently. The duo, Emmanuel aged 10 and Agbo aged four were abducted by masked gunmen at Esuk Otu Street, off Murtala Muhammed Highway in Calabar, the
by crossriverwatch admin Barely one week after two school pupils were kidnapped by a four man gang while being taken to school by their mother and about N1 million allegedly paid as ransom, the kidnapper Monday night abducted another woman, Mrs. Ime-Abasi Pius Emmanuel, 30 years old, demanding N50 million ransom. Mrs. Emmanuel was allegedly