By CrossRiverWatch admin Court proceedings in the ongoing case of extra-judicial killing involving 14 dismissed police officers, continued on Thursday, April 28, 2016 with one Dr. T. I Ugbem, a consultant pathologist with the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital, tendering a certified true copy of the post mortem examination he conducted on the late Derek
By SaharaReporters The attention of the Coalition of Human Rights Defenders (COHRD) has been drawn to a case of extra judicial murder of 6 Nigerians in Calabar, Cross River State by 14 officers and men of the Nigeria Police Force who had since been dismissed from service. A DETAILED ACCOUNT OF THE EXTRA JUDICIAL KILLING
By Our Reporter Mr. Jeremiah Archibong, a CrossRiverWatch correspondent had his phones seized in court yesterday and was briefly detained by the duty police officer in court for allegedly recording court proceedings. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the phones were seized when one of the accused persons (Inspector Gershom), recognized the correspondent and raised alarm that they
By CrossRiverWatch admin A High Court of Cross River State sitting in Calabar and presided over by the Honorable Justice Michael Edem, has remanded 14 dismissed police officers in police custody pending ruling on a contentious bail application by the defence lawyers. The dismissed officers are standing trial in Charge No. HC/2C/2016 for the murder
by crossriverwatch admin CrossRiverWatch can authoritatively confirm that action is now being taken against the killer cops attached to the Special Anti-Robbery Squad (SARS), Calabar who murdered five detainees extra-judicially. CrossRiverWatch had exclusively reported how Police men identified as Edidiong, Inspector Gershom Isotu, Sgt. Tony Idoko, Cpl. Ewa and others, removed five detainees including one