By Elijah Ugani
Two persons are said to have lost their lives to a communal Skirmishes that ensued between Abankang and Alok both in Ikom Local Government Area of Cross River State.
The two communities are along Ikom – Ogoja high way.
Commuters have expressed concern that the Skirmishes if not checked might put their lives at risk.
The crisis is not unconnected with land dispute.
As at the time of filing this report, soldiers have been deployed to the boundary to maintain peace.
Culled From Vanguard
The Inspector-General of Police, IGP, Mohammed Adamu, has ordered the immediate deployment of recently trained officers of the special Weapon and Tactical Team, SWAT.
Adamu ordered SWAT deployment for routine patrols across the country.
The IGP’s directive was addressed to the 17 Assistant Inspector Generals of Police in the Force and Commissioners of Police in Nigeria.
A statement with reference number CH:5350/IGP.SEC/ABJ/VOL.20/340 was tagged “Deployment of Newly Formed Special Weapon and Tactical Team operatives,” Vanguard reports.
The statement read: “The Inspector General of Police directs that all recently selected and trained Special Weapon and Tactical Team (SWAT) operatives are to be deployed for routine duties across areas of responsibility immediately.”
The IGP had inaugurated SWAT following the disbandment of the Federal Special Anti-Robbery Squad, F-SARS.
F-SARS was disbanded due to brutality and extortion of Nigerians.
The brutality perpetrated by the unit had led to a widespread protest tagged End SARS.
Culled from the Nation
The Police Command in Cross River State has arrested four suspects who were allegedly involved in a reported robbery case on Sunday in Calabar where a victim was shot and later confirmed dead in the hospital.
The robbery incident occurred at #6 Asang Eniong Street, Calabar South LGA in the early morning hours when the robbers attacked the compound and eventually shot by the mouth, one of the victims whose name was given as Ekanem Ekanem- male, 48 years. He was later confirmed dead in the Navy Hospital Calabar.
Commissioner of Police Abdulkadir Jimoh who paraded the suspects before newsmen disclosed that the acted upon intelligence and was directed to Goldie market close to Unical Goldie- gate where they suspects were arrested.
He named the suspects as Theophilus Nwosu M’ aged 25years; Godwin Ekwen M’ aged 27 years; Adigor Emmanuel M’ aged 20 years and Benjare Clement Arikpo m’ aged 30 years. The items recovered from them are as follows; Two locally made Pistols; One live cartridge; One expended cartridge; Two android Techno Phones; One small Itel phone and One Fantom Phone.
CP Jimoh noted that investigation is still on and warned hoodlums who don’t want to turn a new leaf and they off crime to be rest assured that the State Command of the Nigerian Police will fish them out to face the law.
Recall that the Police command in the state, last week secured the reprimand of 8 suspects at the Afokang Correctional Service centre, Calabar on charges of kidnapping, terrorism and possession of illegal firearms.
A Federal High sitting in Calabar gave the order in Charge numbers FHC / CA / 94c / 2020 and three others on a two count charge of charges number: FHC /CA/95c / 2020 for three others.
The Presiding Judge ,Justice S.M Shaibu ordered that the 8 defendants be remanded at Calabar Correctional facility on a three count charge and two count charge respectively levelled against them by the police.
He ordered that the 8 of them be remanded till 25 of February 2021 at the centre pending their trial at the Federal High Court 1 ,Calabar.
Recall that the 8 of them were arrested by Operation Delta Safe,OPDS and handed over to the police before they were charged to a Federal High Court by the Federal Government ( Nigeria Police Force).
The Nation learnt that Ita Ndiyo 28, KENNETH ATU IV’ 32 ,Idiang Idisng 33,BASSEY OKON 27 ,Ndifon Ajom ‘ 23 YEARS were arrested with 2 Pump action guns, (2) 1 Locally made pistol gun, (3) 10 Live cartridges, (4) Six 9mm live ammunitions as they dispossessed a Cameroonian and other victims of cash in the tune of 3 .8 million naira as well as CFA270,000.00 in Cameroon CFA and were arrested on the act.
Others include Moses Edem 18 Godwin Nyong 24 and 19 years Bassey Etim who were also arrested by OPDS after they picked and held their victim, Mrs. Theresa Francis Nyong and held her hostage for some days and demanded ransom of Thirty Million NairaN30.000,000.00).
All 8 of them pleaded not guilty to all the charges leveled against them by police as the matter was adjourned to February 25, 2021 and March 3 and 4 while other would be on March 15 to 17 respectively.
Culled From HGS Media
Triple chief and Prince of Urhobo kingdom, Elvis Otedafe Onojerame also known as Prince Kasuwa was shot dead on Sunday afternoon. HGS Media Plus reports.
The incident happened in the early hours of Sunday afternoon, December 13 at Udu road in Udu Local Government Area of Warri, Delta State.
HGS Media Plus gathered that chief Elvis was also the Prince of Urhobo kingdom in Udu, Delta State.
According to report gathered by HGS Media Plus, Prince Elvis was shot inside his car alongside his friend by the unknown gunmen who attacked them near a commercial bank, (First Bank) in Udu.
Culled from CrossRiverwatch
No fewer than nineteenth suspected armed robbers and Kidnappers have reportedly escaped from Police custody in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The suspects were said to have escaped between Saturday night and Sunday morning having used a hacksaw to cut the key to the cell.
The suspects were cooling their feet at the police headquarters, Diamond Hill Calabar, were they escaped.
As at press time, the station guard on night duty and some other officers on duty have been detained, but the police authority is yet to issue a statement to this effect.
A lady locked her husband in their rented room and set the whole house Ablaze around 1am in the mid hours of the night, at shaahu road,@ Gboko south,Benue State.
As at the time of filling this report, Sources confirmed to #ShomExpress that the husband is at the moment hospitalized in Gboko and he is receiving treatment, though, his condition is bad.
More details Shortly…..
A woman has been accused of inflicting bodily harm on her young stepdaughter and subjecting the young girl to other forms of physical and mental abuse, IgbereTV reports.
The victim is identified as Husnah Habib, a class 4 student of Islamic school, Sheikh Abubakar Gummi Academy located in Asokoro, Abuja.
According to the video posted today by Hausa Blogger, Northern Hisbiscus, the young girl came to school on Tuesday morning, December 8, with burn wounds on her face and hand.
Below is Northern Hibiscuss’ post on Facebook:
“Reposted from @northern_hibiscuss #justiceforhusnahabib
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The girl before your screen is a class 4 student of sheikh Abubakar gummi kaduna.
She came with this burn wounds today and she was asked me ya faru.
Ta ce her step mom burnt her with a hot knife.
Apparently her mom are dad are no more together ta ce her mom ta koma katsina.
They reached out to the dad wai be san anyi ba.
My call is for authority su shiga maganar.
As of today Husnah would not be going home to her wicked step mom dan tace she will do more in ta koma gida.
If maman husnah ko yan uwan maman husnah see this please get your daughter.
Narrating her ordeal in the video, the young girl said that the stepmother put a kitchen knife on fire and when it became hot, she placed it on her face. The woman also got hold of her hand and placed it directly on the fire.
The young girl said she is scared of telling her father about her ordeal in the hands of his wife because it will earn her more punishment from the woman.
By George Odok Jnr
The Anti Kidnapping/Cultism Squad (AKCS) of the Cross River Police Command has arrested three suspected armed robbers who robbed one Ikechukwu Ibekie in Calabar and made away with his 2018 Toyota Corolla car worth over N5million.
The State Commissioner of Police, Mr Abdulkadir Jimoh, who briefed newsmen on Tuesday in Calabar, said the suspects were tracked and arrested in Uyo at the early hours of Tuesday by personnel of the AKCS in collaboration with the Akwa Ibom Police Command.
The suspects had already put up the car for sale at N1million at a car stand in Uyo before the AKCS team apprehended the three gang members.
“In line with our open door policy as it concerns information sharing by giving the people feed back as well as carrying the people of Cross River along in our progress and achievement, we have just apprehended a notorious robbery gang who specializes in robbing filling stations and snatching cars.
“After robbing their victim in Calabar, they took his 2018 Toyota Corolla car which cost over N5million to a car stand at Uyo without knowing that we were tracking them.
“They were intercepted at the early hours of Tuesday morning in synergy with our people in Akwa Ibom.
“We arrested them and brought them back to Calabar and they all confessed to the crime. They will be charged to Court immediately investigation is concluded,” he said.
One of the Suspect, Francis Archbong, 28, said he didn’t know the value of the car, that was why they wanted to sell the car for N1million.
“I used to be a carpenter before going into driving, I didn’t know the value of the car; but we needed cash urgently.
“The car was handed over to me by one Etete, so I drove it to Akwa Ibom to sell it there. But to tell you the truth, I didn’t know the car is up to N5million, if I knew, I won’t place it at N1million,” he said.
The car Reg no. is EPE 210 FQ
By Patrick Obia
Culled from CrossRiverWatch
Assistant Commissioner of Police, ACP. Egbe Eko Edum, the Commanding Officer of No.73 PMF Squadron, Magumeri, Borno state, has been axed to death in Calabar, Cross River State Capital by unknown men.
The attack which took place in the early hours of today, Wednesday, December 2, at about 1: am along Murtala Mohammed Highway by Pepsi.
The Assistant Police Commissioner who is serving in Borno State was said to be returning to Calabar to visit his family, when his vehicle broke down at the said Highway, while he tried calling his family to come pick him up, he was attacked and hacked to death with axe.
When contacted by this reporter at first, the State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), DSP Irene Ugbo, said, “I got that same report I am about leaving the house, I don’t know how true it is let me get to the office and confirm, somebody just called and told me that something like that had happened. let me go to the office and confirm.”
An hour 38 minutes later when contacted again, the PPRO confirmed.
“That unfortunate incident is true, I just confirmed it now. He is an Assistant Commissioner of Police who serves in Borno State; he is not serving here. I think he was coming to see his family here in Cross River, he arrived Calabar as at about 1:am when the incident happened.”
When asked of his name she said “I learnt that they used axe on him. I don’t know his name; investigations will be launched.” She said.
Meanwhile, residents of the area woke up in shock with the break down vehicle still park on the middle of the road with blood stains.
At the time of filing this report, his corpse has been deposited at the mortuary.
Culled From CrossRiverWatch.
A super mart owner at IBB way by Etagbo round-about, Calabar simply identified as Chibuzor, has just been kidnapped few minutes ago.
Eye witnesses say three gun men in a red color Audi car came for the operation.
“The young man struggled and the boys in the area tried their best but couldn’t face the kidnappers who were shooting left and right non stop until they finished their operation.” One eye witness told CrossRiverWatch, a while ago.