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UNICAL: 20 Year Old Student Missing For 5 Days Now

By Osang Virtuos, The Epistle Kedei, Iwara Ibiang has now gone missing for 5 days. Iwara, 20, a 200 level student of the Department of Agricultural Extension/Rural Sociology of the University of Calabar was last seen on August 11, 2021. And, the Cross River State Police command declared him missing 2 days later on August

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Police: Usman Gomna Takes Over As 29th AIG Of Zone 9, Calabar

By Francis Bassey Usman Sule Gomna on Wednesday, resumed officially as the 29th Assistant Inspector General (AIG) of Police in charge of the Zone 6 command. The Zone 6 command of the Nigerian Police Force covers the Akwa Ibom and Cross River State Police commands. Mr. Usman was among the 24 AIGs including Cross River

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Police: CP Akande Hands Over Command To CP Aminu, Writes Cross Riverians

By Jonathan Ugbal and Patrick Obia Mr. Alhassan Aminu on Wednesday, officially resumed duties as the 42nd Commissioner of Police (CP) in charge of the Cross River State Command. This follows the redeployment of his predecessor, CP Sikiru Akande to head the ICT unit at the Force Headquarters in Abuja, the Federal Capital Territory after

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Cry Not For Akande, Cry For Ayade BY AGBA JALINGO

It is no longer news. CP Sikiru Akande has been redeployed from Cross River State. He has been asked to resume at the force headquarters in Abuja while CP Alhassan Aminu, is to take over from him. From the day he was announced as CP of Cross River State, almost every commentator in the State

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Ayade Hails 8 Newly Promoted AIGs, CPs From Cross River

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Ben Ayade, Saturday, lauded the promotion of eight senior police officers from the State urging them to remain good ambassadors. In the new promotions announced by the Police Service Commission, six Cross Riverians were promoted to the ranks of Commissioners of Police (CP) while two were elevated to the

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INSECURITY: Police, UNICROSS Talk Tough After Gang Violence In Awi

By Patrick Obia The Cross River Police command has warned gangs and hoodlums in the State against acts that will create panic and chaos. The command said it has received intelligence of a planned invasion by gangstars and hoodlums masquerading as gang members to wreak havoc. Some gangsters had infiltrated Awi in Akamkpa Local Government

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Update: Ayade’s Aide On Cocoa Development, Oscar Ofuka Moved To Force CIID Lagos

By Jonathan Ugbal Family members and sources in the Cross River State Police Command say Governor Ben Ayade’s aide on Cocoa Development, Mr. Oscar Ofuka has been moved to Lagos State after spending a night detained in Calabar. This was despite the Police Command saying he had been released following the manner which he was

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How Cocoa Estate, Ayade’s Disagreement With AIG Mbu Led To Oscar Ofuka’s Botched Arrest

By Jonathan Ugbal Following the botched arrest of Oscar Ofuka, Special Adviser to Governor Ben Ayade of Cross River on cocoa development at the premises of the Cross River Broadcasting Corporation in Calabar on Tuesday, more details have emerged about how ego and flouted agreements led to the heated situation. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the gestapo

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