By Jonathan Ugbal and Itiunbe Atunka A drugs hideout at the Anderson street in Obudu local government area was recently raided by officials of the Cross River State command of the Nigerian Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA). This is the second raid in less than a month at the hideout located in the urban area
By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two policemen serving at Ugep Area Command are currently being detained and interrogated at the State Police Headquarters, Calabar in connection with the recent killing of two police officers on duty at ITM, Ugep. CrossRiverWatch gathered that the duo, Felix Etta Ibor and Okpa Okpa Ofem, both from Yakurr LGA are suspected
By Elijah Ugani A Magistrate court sitting in Calabar on Tuesday and presided over by Magistrate Rita Mashael has adjourned to May 30, 2018 its ruling on an application by the counsel to Mr. Ifere Paul to strike out the case brought before it by the Commissioner of Police. The Police had charged Mr. Ifere
By Jonathan Ugbal The National Chairman of the All Progressives Congress, Mr. John Oyegun has constituted a new ward congress committee for Cross River State. The committee is to be headed by Major General AT Umar (rtd) from Nassarawa state and he is billed to organize the congresses which failed to hold on Sunday, May
By Ushang Ewa A 21 year old final year student of University of Calabar (UNICAL), Joseph Etim-Ita Archibong has been killed by armed robbers during an attack on the family in Calabar two weeks ago. A three man gang had gained access into Mr. Archibong’s compound located at 22, Duncan street in Calabar South local
By Jonathan Ugbal The General Officer Commanding (GOC) 82 Division Nigerian Army, Major General AB Abubakar has sued for synergy among all the security agencies deployed to the Ikang jetty axis of southern Cross River State in a bid to improve alertness, vigilance and intelligence to inform decisive actions. General Abubakar stated this on Friday
By Violet Isek A teenager simply identified as Uche, Friday escaped been mobbed for allegedly stealing a phone. Students of Government Secondary School (GSS) Akim Town, Ndidem Usang Iso (Marian) road by Rabana roundabout caught Uche after he snatched a phone from a student (name withheld). The students after a hot chase, caught the boy
By Ushang Ewa and Itiunbe Atunka Men attached to the Bekwarra Division of the Nigerian Police Force on Wednesday morning shot a resident who was protesting the recent increase in crime in that local government area. The protest was occasioned by the murder of a businessman, Mr. George Agu a.k.a James Bond who owned a