By Ushang Ewa Mrs Nkoyo Udosen who was kidnapped earlier this week in Calabar was released on Friday night after payment of N250,000 ransom. CrossRiverWatch gathered that she was released at Marina Resort while the ransom was collected around Atu street. The distance between where she was dropped off and the ransom collected is less
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Police Anti-cultism and Kidnapping Squad (ACKS) in Calabar intercepts and arrest 3 kidnappers. The hoodlums had kidnapped a man at Okoro Agbor street and were trailed and intercepted along IBB way where the victim was rescued and the trio arrested. They are currently at the anti-kidnapping unit in Calabar. See pictures below.
By Jonathan Ugbal More traders including pharmacies will join the protest in Calabar, the Cross River state capital by locking up their shops over the rising insecurity. Some who spoke to this reporter said they delayed joining their colleagues on Monday due to ‘person reasons’ but will comply with their agreement on Tuesday (Today). The
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Egbede Jarigbe, a sibling of the member representing Ogoja/Yala federal constituency in the national assembly, Agom Jarigbe has been released. Egbede was abducted at about 11:00PM on Saturday along Ekong-Etta street in Calabar when he left a party he was attending with the Special Adviser on Security, North, Leo Inyambe to get
By Jonathan Ugbal Information reaching our newsroom suggests that Mr. Akeem Ibrahim, the owner of Amber Lounge; a karaoke and bar outfit in Calabar, the Cross River State capital has been kidnapped. Mr. Ibrahim is said to have been kidnapped on Monday night near Liberty Gospel church which belongs to Mrs. Helen Ukpabio, a clergywoman
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A cousin of the Cross River state governor, Mr. Gab Adah was kidnapped last night after leaving bricks cafe, at parliamentary Calabar, where he was relaxing. “He was driving home from bricks cafe, near the Ayade power plant at parliamentary before he was double crossed close to Efio-Ete roundabout by gunmen and
By Jonathan Ugbal A veteran On Air Personality (OAP) with the State owned Cross River Broadcasting Corporation (CRBC), Mr. Peter Etim also know as ‘Peter-Tex’ and ‘The Godfada has been kidnapped. The 50-year old is said to have left home for work where he was scheduled to go on air when a vehicle pulled up
By Jonathan Ugbal The Police Division in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River has arrested a wanted suspect simply identified as ‘Omagu’ who was linked to the kidnap of the daughter of one Mr. Julius Adalikwu seven months ago. Mr. Omagu was arrested on Holy Thursday in the company of two other members