Calabar, October 24, 2024 – The Nigeria Police in Cross River State have invited Frank Ulom, Editor-in-Chief of Converseer, an online newspaper in the Southern part of the country. The invitation came after Insp. Mentus of the Anti-Vice Unit of the Zone 6 Police Command in Calabar, claimed the Editor-in-Chief’s phone number was allegedly being…
Uyo, October 23, 2024 – Akwa Ibom Police Commissioner, CP Joseph Eribo, presented cheques amounting to ₦88,616,693.04 to 54 families of deceased police officers. The presentation, which took place on Monday, with the support of CP Eribo’s management team, is part of the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Kayode Adeolu Egbetokun’s ongoing commitment to the…
The Cross River State Police Command, under the leadership of its new Commissioner of Police, CP Ukachi Opara, has successfully arrested six suspected Ambazonian rebels in Akamkpa Local Government Area. The arrest, made on 10th October, has drawn attention to the ongoing security challenges in the region. At a press briefing over the weekend at…
Officers of the Nigeria Police Force have arrested three Ambazonian separatists from Cameroon in Cross River State. According to the State Commissioner of Police, CP Ukachi Opara, the Cameroonian separatists were arrested on Thursday, 10th October in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the State. CP Opara, who was briefing journalists in a maiden media parley…
The Police are interrogating and investigating Engr. Bassey Nkposong, Managing Director of Cross River Basin Development Authority (CRBDA), over missing equipment in the Authority three months to the end of his two-term tenure. According to VANGUARD, the disappearance of a tractor MF275 model, which was removed from the parking lot of the Authority at 8…
The Inspector General of Police, IGP Kayode Egbetokun, has responded to Governor Siminalayi Fubara’s allegations over the hijacking of the election materials meant for the Rivers State Local Government election. The IGP’s reply is contained in the press release below: PRESS RELEASE RIVERS ELECTIONS: NPF ACTIONS IN CONFORMITY WITH SUBSISTING COURT ORDER, REMAIN POLITICALLY NEUTRAL…
CP Olarenwaju Ishola, the Lagos State Commissioner of Police, has issued a warning to demonstrators against participating in unlawful activities ahead of the anticipated nationwide protest against economic hardship on 1st October. Speaking at a stakeholders’ meeting hosted by the Lagos Police Command on Friday in Ikeja, Lagos, Ishola emphasised that although the police will…
Three Nigerians, Abodunrin Rasheed, Abodunrin Tunde, and Abodunrin Rokeeb, all males, have been arrested for allegedly threatening to release the nudes of a Croatian, also a male. CONVERSEER reports that that the trio where arrested by the Nigeria Police Force National Cybercrime Centre (NPF-NCCC) following a report through the force’s E-Reporting portal and an intelligence…
By Odey Ojeka The Cross River State police have reportedly uncovered a hotel in Calabar where a missing girl was held captive. Last week, it was reported that 15-year-old Favour Joseph Ekuta had gone missing precisely in Calabar, Cross River State. She was last seen at the University of Cross River State (UNICROSS) Staff Quarters,…
The Police in Cross River has arrested three suspects for allegedly robbing travellers along Calabar-Ikom highway. According to a statement by SP Irene Ugbo, police spokesperson in the state, the suspects allegedly robbed travellers of their valuables worth N455,000. Ugbo said the arrest followed a distress call on 2nd September 2024, from a motorist travelling…
