By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 60 suspects in connection with the alleged assault of a police officer around Watt Market, Calabar, following a viral video that sparked concerns over the circumstances surrounding the incident. The Command, in a statement signed by its Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday,
By Kelvin Ololo The University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) has intensified security engagements ahead of the 2025/2026 second-semester examinations, following reports of a gang-related clash and alleged arrests of suspected members of rival groups around the Calabar campus. The development comes as examinations for final-year students are scheduled to commence on Tuesday, September 15,
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has commenced investigation into the death of an unidentified woman found desd in a hotel room along Clifford Street, Calabar South Local Government Area, with investigators searching for a male guest believed to have lodged with her hours before the discovery. The Police said the incident
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River-born student Akanya Thomas Akanya has been reportedly poisoned by a fellow student in Federal University Wukari, Taraba State. Akanya Thomas who hails from Abanyom Clan, Osibi-Etikpe Community, Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River, was said to have been poisoned on Sunday, September 7, 2026. The suspect, a second year
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has rescued a man suspected of stealing a mobile phone from jungle justice in Calabar. Jungle justice is an unlawful practice carried out by angry mobs with an intention to harm or kill the suspect accused of committing a particular crime without handing him or her
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 29-year-old man, Saviour Otu Adim, over the alleged murder of his six-year-old stepdaughter, Miss Goodness Ekpo Okon, in Bakassi Local Government Area of the state. The Police Public Relations Officer, Cross River State Command, ASP Sunday Eitokpah Akata, disclosed this in a statement
By Patrick Obia Cross River State Government has announced September 10, 2026, as the screening date for indigenes of the state who applied for admission into the Nigeria Police Academy 13th Regular Course. According to a press release signed by the Secretary to the State Government, Prof. Anthony Owan-Enoh, the screening exercise for Cross River
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Police Command has arrested two suspects in connection with an alleged attempted rape of a 12-year-old girl in Calabar. The suspects, Moris Monday, aged 68, and Asuquo Effiom, aged 70, were arrested on Sunday 23 August, 2026, following a report by the victim’s father. The Command’s spokesman ASP