By Patrick Obia Suspected militants have reportedly abducted fifteen (15) passengers who boarded a speed boat along the Calabar-Oron waterways. The passengers were said to have departed Calabar terminal at about 5 pm on Thursday heading to Akwa-Ibom when the sea pirates intercepted the boat. A family member of one of the victims who crave
By The Parchment A speedboat traveling along the Calabar channel was on Monday diverted by suspected pirates to an unknown destination. The boat departed the Marina ‘Safe Journey’ Harbor in Calabar, and was heading for Oron, Akwa Ibom State when it was attacked. Sources told The Parchment that the boat had mot left the Cross
By Jonathan Ugbal Sea pirates have kidnapped five people from a Cameroonian ship ‘Donna Simop’ along the Calabar Channel in Cross River state. Police sources say the incident happened on Monday night near Parrot Island reports AFP. “Information so far at our disposal is that the hoodlums came in four speedboats, attacked the vessel and
by crossriverwatch admin The increase in the activities of sea pirates along the Bakassi River and other coastal communities in Cross River State have become a source of worry to the people of the riverine communities. A crossriverwatch correspondent who visited the communities gathered that the development has rendered their youths and able adults idle