By Our Correspondent The new Assistant Inspector General of Police, Zone 6, Abubakar Marafa has applauded the Cross River State Homeland Security and Safety bill recently passed into law. Speaking during a courtesy visit to the governor, Senator Ben Ayade in his office today, the AIG said “I feel its mandatory for me as AIG
By Archibong Jeremiah CALABAR MUNICIPAL: The body of a young man and notorious kingpin simply identified as Papa and Morino Monday, was found dead along Parliamentary Extension Calabar, the capital city of Cross River State. The body as observed by this reporter, bears a lot of machete cuts mostly on the head and trunk region,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The Special Adviser on Security to the Obudu Local Government Council, Mr. Patrick ‘Spokesman’ recently accused the Divisional Police Officer in the council of collecting bribes in the name of ‘bail’. Spokesman had on July 25, 2016 at 8:06pm in a post on his Facebook wall alleged that the police hierarchy in
By CrossRiverWatch admin The Nigeria Police Force, NPF has released names of candidates shortlisted for the screening exercise. The names and interview dates are all published State by State on the Police Service Commission, PSC website and shortlisted candidates are to dress in plain white shirts/shorts and go to the Police Command Headquarters of their
By CrossRiverWatch admin Having attained the mandatory age of 60years, the incumbent Inspector General of Police (IGP), Solomon Arase is likely to bow out of the service before June this year. This has however made the IGP hopefuls intensify efforts to be considered by the President. The Editorials exclusively gathered that the 24 Assistant Inspectors
By Ushang Ewa/Itiunbe Atunka Two men, Stephen Apebende and his friend, unnamed spent their Easter holidays in detention for allegedly photographing police officers via their cell phones while extorting road users. Family sources close to Apebende say he was arrested along with his friend Saturday morning along Ranch road at the police checkpoint just before
By CrossRiverWatch admin A Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP David Ekong of the Nigeria Police, Cross River State Command and some of his subordinates are currently facing orderly room trial for unlawful arrest and detention of one Mr. Ottobong Inyang as well as demanding for two hundred and fifty thousand naira (N250, 000) bribe for
By Archibong Jeremiah The Cross River State Police Command yesterday paraded suspected robbers and cultists arrested in different parts of the state. Our Correspondent give you details on CrossRiverWatch TV: