The Cross River State Police Command has confirmed a robbery incident at a guest house in Calabar, where two armed men stole two mobile phones and a power bank from a couple. During the investigation, a suspect, 25-year-old Emmanuel Ekpo, was arrested and found to be in possession of suspected Indian hemp.
By Anthonia Odido The management of five star hotel in Calabar, Cross River State capital, Transcrop Hotel has debunked an alleged robbery incident in its hotel. It describes it as “completely false and appears to have been deliberately made to mislead the public.” The management in a press release said they are left in awe
By Patrick Obia A 300 level student of Visual Art Department, University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, Calabar campus identified as Ford (real name not verified) has been killed by armed robbers. The incident occured within the school premises close to the school administrative building, few metres away from the Security post yesterday Thursday, June
By Afeez Hanafi, Punch Newspaper Four members of a robbery gang operating as cab drivers in Port Harcourt, Rivers State, have been arrested by the Police for dispossessing unsuspecting passengers of valuables. The suspects, Didi Jolly, Chisom Unegbu, Michael Matthew, and George Ala, were rounded up recently by operatives of Inspector-General of Police, Intelligence Response Team
By Patrick Obia and Rose Ofem The CrossRiverWatch Publisher Mr. Agba Jalingo, News Editor Mr. Jonathan Ugbal has escaped what seems to be a kidnap or robbery attempt at Amadik community, Arondinzogu in Imo State while traveling to Lagos by road. According to Mr. Jalingo who took to Facebook to narrate their ordeal which he
By Elijah Ugani The vehicle suspected to have been used by armed robbers dressed as policemen to attack communities in Ogoja and Obudu local government areas between September 11 and 12, 2018 was last week, recovered by the police in Benue State sourced have revealed to CrossRiverWatch. A source in the Cross River State police
By Odey Ojeka A commercial cyclist was on Sunday, stabbed to death by suspected robbers who also made away with his bike in Yakurr local government area of central Cross River State. The cyclist, unnamed was attacked at the boundary between Nko and Agoi- Ekpo at about 10:00AM on the eve of Christmas while on
By Ushang Ewa A student of the Cross River University of Technology simply identified as Sunday was on Saturday shot dead by suspected gangstas in a renewed rivalry. This followed the arrest of three students suspected to be members of a gang, the Supreme Vikings Confraternity (Baggers) on Friday afternoon after a brief gun battle