By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command says it will restrict the movement of people during the February 26th 2022 legislative by-elections. Two constituencies, the Ogoja/Yala federal constituency and the Akpabuyo State constituency in northern and southern Cross River are to be affected. And, the command in a statement issued on Wednesday and
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Ahead of the February 26, 2022 legislative by-elections in Cross River State, supporters of the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) have stormed the streets, protesting alleged plans by the Cross River State Government to arrest her members. Supporters trooped to the residence of Senator Jarigbe Agom on Friday morning and proceeded to the
By Ada Wodu, Punch Newspaper The Cross River State Police Command has received the five patrol vehicles promised by the Inspector General of Police, Alkali Usman Baba when he visited the command last week. The State Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan had told the Inspector General of Police that the command lacked operational vehicles and
By Ushang Ewa Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade and the Nigerian Police Force have remained mute one week after 17 persons were kidnapped along the Calabar channel on a boat ride to Oron in neighboring Akwa Ibom State. As earlier reported, five persons have been released with the abductors demanding NGN3 million for each
By Emmanuel Unah Tragedy struck again at the Cross River Police Command during the weekend when the riffle of a Policeman, Sergeant Ubi Arikpo accidentally went off and shot dead his colleague, Sergeant Francis Agube. A Police source at Atakpa Police Station in Calabar South narrated that the incident took place infront of the station
By Daily Post Lawmaker representing Obudu/Bekwara/Obanliku Federal Constituency in Cross River State at the National Assembly, Hon. Legor Idagbo, has reportedly ordered the arrest and detention of the Legal Adviser to All Progressives Congress in the State, Barrister Pius Awa. According to Daily Post, Awa was detained at the Obudu Police Station. Sources within the
By Patrick Obia and Sylvia Akpan Despite hesitancy by the Cross River State police command to comment on the crushing of Sergeant Obasse Barong of the traffic division by a truck earlier this week, calls have been mounting for justice. The Commissioner of Police, Aminu Alhassan in a statement said the command is piqued by
By Emmanuel Uti, FIJ Emeka Okoro, a crypto trader based in Cross River State, has narrated how officers attached to the Akim Police Station in Calabar extorted N1.7 million from him in three weeks. On November 10, Okoro heard a strange knock at the door of his newly rented apartment in the Akim area of