By Patrick Obia Good-spirited youths in Nyangasang Community, Calabar Municipal Local Government of Cross River State have foiled, and apprehended some gang members of kidnappers as well as rescued their victim – Mrs. Caroline Bassey. The incident which happened at about 11.30 am on Saturday 4th November 2023 was masterminded by kidnappers who came in
By Sylvia Akpan, Government House Correspondent Sen. Bassey Edet Otu, governor of Cross River has put words to action in the fight against crime in the State by establishing a whistleblower desk. He charged citizens to play a critical part in the security architecture of the state. This was contained in a press statement dated
By Patrick Obia The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) National has given the Government of Cross River State a seven days ultimatum to secure a safe release of kidnapped medical Doctor, Professor Ekanem Phillip-Ephriam, or face severe national actions. The National NMA President Dr. Uche. R Ojinmah stated this on Saturday, August 12, 2023, in a
TOPIC Spate Of Kidnappings In Cross River State: Outcry And Solution INTRODUCTION Kidnapping is a criminal offense that involves the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force or fraud or the unlawful seizure and detention of a person against their will. It exists worldwide and has varying degrees of punishment including capital
By Mary Bassey, House of Assembly Correspondent The Speaker of the Cross River House of Assembly (CRSHA), Honorable Elvert Ayambem has assured the state chapter of the Nigerian Medical Association, (NMA) of the safe release of a Neurologist and Consultant at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH), Prof. Ekanem Philip Ephraim. Doctor Ekanem Philip
By Godwin Otang The Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Cross River State, has appealed to the Cross River State Governor, Senator Bassey Otu, to secure the unconditional release of their member, Mrs. Ekanem Philip-Ephraim who was recently kidnapped in Calabar. Mrs. Ekanem, a Professor of Medicine, was kidnapped from her residence at about 7:15 pm on
By Jonathan Ugbal A lecturer in the Faculty of Biological Sciences, in the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, Dr. Iniudo George-Ukpong, and a staff of the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, UCTH, Barbara Brownson have been kidnapped in Calabar. Also kidnapped is one Mike Njagu information reaching our newsroom suggests. While Dr. Iniudo was
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Command of the Nigerian Police Force has confirmed the kidnapping of retired colleague, Supol Iwara Okoi by unknown gunmen. Supol Iwara was kidnapped by heavily armed men at his Supermarket in Ntankpo, opposite Cross River State Institute of Technology and Management, Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of the