By CrossRiverWatch Admin Cross River Governor, Senator Ben Ayade is currently attending the South South public lecture on security organized by the Inspector General of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Idris in Uyo, the Akwa Ibom state capital. Mr. Ayade is one of the three governors in attendance with his counterparts in Akwa Ibom, Mr. Udom Emmanuel
By Grace Orok and Obeten Godfrey The member representing Obudu/Obanliku/Bekwarra federal constituency in the National Assembly; Honorable Legor Idagbo has said that Nigeria is not operating a true federal structure. He made this known, Monday in Calabar, the Cross River State capital while speaking at the Dialogue with Agba Jalingo 3rd Quarterly Town Hall meeting
By Our Reporter Officers of the Nigeria Police Force in the Divisional Headquarters, Obudu live and operate in dilapidated barracks and offices unfit for human habitation CrossRiverWatch investigations reveal. The station and barracks located opposite the local government council secretariat along Ranch road has been operational since 1979 and has since remained so without structural
By CrossRiverWatch admin Inspector General of Police, Mr. Solomon Arase, has attributed the safe and secure environment which Cross River State currently enjoys as reasons for the influx of investors into the state. Arase stated this Tuesday, when he led the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Henry Fadairo and other police chiefs on a courtesy
By CrossRiverWatch admin Friday’s approval by the Inspector-General of Police, Solomon Arase, of the decision of the Police Service Commission, for the redeployment of 19 Assistant Inspectors General of Police (AIGs) and 49 Commissioners of Police, affected the two top cops in Cross River state, AIG Johnson Ogunshakin who is the AIG Zone 6 with
By Our Correspondent As part of efforts to find a lasting solution to reported cases of militancy and sea pirates’ attacks in the South-south region of Nigeria, the Zone 6 Police Command over the weekend took delivery of a surveillance helicopter in Calabar. This came on the heels of a recent pact by the command
By Archibong Jeremiah The newly reintroduced stop and search operation by the Police in Cross River State has returned with its attendant challenge of extortion by policemen at different check points that they have erected around Calabar and environs. It will be recalled that in a recent courtesy call to the State Governor’s office, the
by crossriverwatch admin Again, Cross River State Commissioner Of Police has sounded a note of warning to all the senior officers working under his Command, saying “If you are Corrupt you have no place in Cross River Command.” Addressing the officers of the Command which include, The Area Commanders, Divisional Police Officers, DPOs and other