By Archibong Jeremiah James Ibor, Esq. Lead Counsel, Basic Rights Counsel has raised alarm that his life and that of his family, clients and associates has been threatened for daring to expose the killers of late Stanley Etim, age 23 who was allegedly beaten to death on the 5th of February, 2015 while in police
Atuaka/Linus Ogar By Ikwen The ban enforced on fireworks by the Inspector General of Police (IGP) during the yuletide will be enforced to the fullest in Obudu local government area says the Community Relations Officer (CRO) to the governor, Emmanuel Akwagiobe. Akwagiobe disclosed this in a meeting with the traders union and relevant government authorities
By Ikwen Atuaka/Linus Ogar The fight to checkmate the use of commercial motorcycles to commit crimes in Obudu took a different twist earlier this week as all members of the union will now have to wear special identification tags. This was made known by the new Community Relations Officer representing the constituency, Hon. Emmanuel Akwagiobe.
By Our Correspondent No fewer than 100 persons, including more than 50 prostitutes, were arrested on Monday night after a police raid at the notorious Flour Mill brothel in Calabar. The brothel is a very notorious hang out for hardened criminals who have been linked with several crimes that are committed in Calabar metropolis
By Jeremiah Archibong The Cross River State Police Commissioner has called on Cross Riverians to fund the Police when the need arises owing to the fact that they are poorly funded. The Commissioner who was speaking through Supol Beatrice Odey made the passionate appeal while fielding questions from victims of child theft and participants at
By Jeremiah Archibong Foundation for Partnership Initiative in the Niger Delta, PIND has launched an SMS early warning system in the region and trained 30 members of Partners For Peace, P4P to man the system in Cross River State. According to the Coordinator of Peace-Building Unit of PIND, Nkasi Wodu the SMS line is to
By CrossRiverWatch admin Security has been beefed up along the waterways linking Itu and Ibiono local government areas of Akwa Ibom State with neighbouring Odukpani local government area of Cross River State to dislodge sea pirates and miscreants from continuous attack of innocent citizens operating from the creeks joining the two sister states. Newly posted
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