By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has rescued a man suspected of stealing a mobile phone from jungle justice in Calabar. Jungle justice is an unlawful practice carried out by angry mobs with an intention to harm or kill the suspect accused of committing a particular crime without handing him or her
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State Police Command has arrested three suspects in separate operations over alleged armed robbery and vandalism in Calabar Municipal and Akamkpa Local Government Areas of the state. In a statement issued on Thursday, 27th August, 2026, by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Eitokpah Sunday, the Command said one
By Kelvin Ololo Two suspects accused of impersonating officers of the Nigerian Navy have been arrested and handed over to the Nigeria Police Force in Calabar. The suspects, identified as David Aleji and Francis Isaac, were transferred to the police by Naval authorities after preliminary investigations into their activities. Confirming the development, the Police Public
By Kelvin Ololo The Cross River State Anti-illegal Mining Taskforce has arrested 10 suspected illegal miners in Yakurr Local Government Area of the state. The suspects are said to be indigenes of Zamfarra and Sokoto States. Parading the suspects at the State Command of the Nigeria Security and Civil Defence Corps (NSCDC), the State Commander,
By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Police Command has arrested two suspects Ita Okon Ekpo-Bassey and Justin Ekpenyong for burglary and illegal possession of firearms in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of the state. The incident occurred on April 13, 2025, at about 1:50 PM when one Mr. Isaiah Nseabasi, a resident of Omuma Village
By Favour Adinya The Police in Cross River State, has arrested three suspects in connection with the chieftaincy crisis rocking Iko-Esai village in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) in the state, SP Irene Ugbo in a press release on Wednesday, February 12, 2025, identified the suspects as Chief
By Favour Adinya, Kate Itam And Fortune Erim The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force has arrested three suspected armed robbers in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The police said during the arrest of the suspects, operational weapons including local short guns were recovered. The Command’s Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) SP
By Patrick Obia The Cross River State Police Command has debunked claims that suspected killers of an eight months old pregnant woman in Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of the State has been released. The Command in a press release signed and issued in Calabar by the Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP Irene Ugbo