By Ogar Monday The police in Cross River State on Tuesday, December 12, 2022, recovered the body of 5 persons who were beaten to death on the accusation of being witches by some youths from Ndong Nwong Community in Odukpani Local Government Area of the State. The deceased are three women and two men – Iquo
By Archibong Jeremiah The Inspector-General of Police, IGP Usman Alkali Baba has ordered all Commissioners of Police in charge of State Police Commands to promptly activate the Inter-Agency Consultative Committee on Election Security (ICCES). The directive contained in a press release signed by CSP Olumuyiwa Adejobi, Force Public Relations Officer said it is to enable
By Archibong Jeremiah Days after 9 travelers were kidnapped at Okomita in Akamkpa Local Government Area of Cross River State, another 3 have been abducted. Two medical doctors and a contractor are the latest victims of kidnapping in the once most peaceful State of Nigeria. The Chairman of the Nigerian Medical Association (NMA) Calabar branch,
By CrossRiverWatch Admin The management of ABC Transport Plc has stated that the purported letter of an apology being claimed by the Cross River State Police Command as coming from it, was obtained under duress from one of its Managers who was among those detained under dehumanizing conditions by the Anti Kidnapping Squad & Cultism
By Jonathan Ugbal The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed that an unidentified lady died on the premises of Planet Guest House, a hotel in Calabar Municipal on Saturday, October 22, 2022. Information reaching our newsroom suggests that the lady checked into the hotel with a man but was found dead after the hotel
By Ishola Oludare, Daily Post Edward Okache, a Cross Riverian is currently in the custody of the Ogun State Command of the Nigerian Police Force after he was arrested alongside four others for faking his kidnap in order to extort N10 million from his parents. Okache, 23, a native of Yala Local Government Area was arrested
By Jonathan Ugbal The Calabar division of the Federal High Court on Wednesday failed to hear the criminal charges filed against the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, House of Representatives candidate for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency, Mr. Peter Akpanke, and four others over the death of a Police Inspector, Mr. Emmanuel Mbang Ubi. Mr. Ubi was
By Jonathan Ugbal The Federal Government of Nigeria has filed criminal charges against a House of Representatives candidate of the People’s Democratic Party, PDP, for the Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwara federal constituency, Peter Akpanke, over the death of Inspector Emmanuel Mbang Ubi who died on May 23, 2022. Mr. Ubi was among dozens of police officers drafted to