By Archibong Jeremiah Two officers of the Nigerian Navy and a detachment of Operation Akpakwu have been accused of human rights violation. The Naval officers who happen to be brother and sister – Victor and Peace Owonam and their colleagues from the Operation Akpakwu, violated the family of Mrs. Akpan Esther Bassey by dehumanizing them.
By CrossRiverWatch Admin A senior officer of the Nigerian Navy, Navy Captain Emmanuel Owen, has cried out over the continuous torture, victimisation and oppression he is suffering in the service allegedly orchestrated by the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral Ibok Ete-Ibas. Owen explained on Saturday that due to the constant harassment in the
By Patrick Obia Cross River Governor, Benedict Ayade has directed the immediate suspension of the transportation of all categories of scraps outside the State. This is to prevent the “desperate bid to escape” by hoodlums who looted public and private properties last weekend, a statement by his spokesman, Mr. Christian Ita said. The State claimed
By George Odok, NAN Defense Correspondent The Eastern Naval Command of the Nigerian Navy in Calabar has awarded one of its personnel, a seaman, Mohammed Mubarak, with Gold Medal for displaying gallantry and marksmanship during an encounter with armed bandits that robbed Uddy King filling station in Calabar last year. Mubarak was said to have
By George Odok, NAN Correspondent The Nigerian Navy Ship Victory in Calabar on Sunday responded to tip off about a group gathering suspected to be gangsters in a location in Akpabuyo. According to the Navy, they were preparing for a clash between Klans and Black Axe. The suspected gangsters were handed over to the Anti-Cultism
By George Odok The Zone 6 Headquarters of the Nigerian Police in Calabar has arrested the killers of Naval Sub Lt. David Igbashal, who was abducted on 22 February, 2020 while on his way from Calabar to Makurdi, Benue State to make arrangements for his wedding. The arrest was made on April 18, 2020 and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin An electrician and native of Usumutong in Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State, Ernest Ebina who revealed exclusively to CrossRiverWatch his near death experience ten years ago with the Ambassador of Nigeria to Italy, retired Commodore Yusuf Jonga Hinna. Ebina allegedly accused the Ambassador orchestrating his boys to kill him after
The pictures in the news story with the floodlights in the background indicate that the Commissioner for Lands is referring to the site of the former Nigerian Navy Clinic close to the UJ Esuene Stadium. He claims that the Navy is building a hotel on that former site. Yet the last time I drove past