By Anietie Akpan, Guardian Newspaper October 23 and 24, 2020 has gone down in history as a disaster in Calabar. Not less than 100 property were looted, destroyed or touched by irate youths in the name of #EndSARS protest. Men, women, boys and girls were affected in a mayhem that the city of Calabar has
By Patrick Obia Association of Cross River Online Journalists (ACROJ) has condemned in totality Friday and Saturday’s mass looting and destruction of public and private properties in Calabar, pledges media support to arrest the menace. The association in a press release signed by its Chairman, Comrade Edem Darlington, and Secretary, Comrade Archibong Jeremiah, noted that,
By Patrick Obia Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River has relaxed the 24 hours curfew imposed in the State capital from 8am to 4pm. The relaxation notice contained in a statement signed by his Special Adviser, Media and Publicity, Mr. Christian Ita stated that the ease starts from Tuesday, October 27, 2020, with restriction of
By Archibong Jeremiah Despite the curfew, ransacking of Government and private properties in Calabar, the Cross River State capital is still ongoing. CrossRiverWatch has been monitoring the situation since it began yesterday. Apart from stripping the warehouses naked, scores of places have been touched. Among the properties looted and destroyed so far, INEC, UNICAL hotel, West