Two arrested for snatching UNICAL student’s N88,000 phone, selling it for N10,000 1
Crime

Two arrested for snatching UNICAL student’s N88,000 phone, selling it for N10,000

Two men have been arrested by the security personnel of the University of Calabar for snatching a phone worth N88,000 from a 100-level Computer Science student of the institution, Godwin Okoro. The suspects, identified as Kingsley Mathias, 22, and Bassey Edet, 23, said they sold the phone for N10,000. According to the victim, he was

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Four suspected student cultists handed over to Police in Calabar 2
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Four suspected student cultists handed over to Police in Calabar

Four students of Government Secondary School, Akim Qua Town, Calabar suspected to be cultists were yesterday, handed over to a detachment of the anti-cultism unit of the Nigerian Police Force for interrogation. The students were busted in the premises of the school after security agents were hinted about some disturbing trends they were engaged in

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Four policemen shot dead by suspected kidnappers at checkpoint in Calabar 3
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Four policemen shot dead by suspected kidnappers at checkpoint in Calabar

Gunmen suspected to be kidnappers have shot and killed four policemen at a checkpoint in Calabar, the Cross River State capital. The incident reportedly happened in the early hours of Thursday, February 25. It was gathered that the gunmen ambushed the unsuspecting policemen at Ayanmbat community near Idundu in the Aka Efa area of Calabar.

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Magistrate slumps while protesting for 2 years unpaid salaries in Calabar govt house 4
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Magistrate slumps while protesting for 2 years unpaid salaries in Calabar govt house

A magistrate, Richard Bassey, slumped on Tuesday at the gate of the Governor’s office during the ‘Day Two’ of protests by magistrates’ over unpaid 24 months salaries. He was, however, immediately revived by his colleagues who later took him to a hospital. Speaking on behalf of the magistrates, Solomon Abuo, said no government official had

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Police burst gun running syndicate, parade 14 others in Calabar 7
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Police burst gun running syndicate, parade 14 others in Calabar

The Cross River State Police Command on Friday paraded a gun running syndicate including a gunsmith who specialises in making automatic weapons for commercial distribution with network in Cameroon and other parts in the gulf of Guinea. It was learned that the syndicate sell guns to hunters, mercenaries and others for sundry crimes. Addressing journalists

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Police smash car snatching syndicate, apprehend 7 others in Calabar 8
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Police smash car snatching syndicate, apprehend 7 others in Calabar

The Cross River State Police Command on Friday disclosed that it has apprehended 13 suspects in the last few weeks including three different groups that specialize in Car snatching in the state and Its environs as well as 300 level Physiology UNICAL undergraduate for armed robbery. Briefing Journalists at the Command Headquarters, Diamond Hill, Calabar

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5 In Police Custody For Vandalisation Of Water Installations, Meters in Calabar 9
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5 In Police Custody For Vandalisation Of Water Installations, Meters in Calabar

Five persons including two teenagers are currently in the Headquarters of the Cross River State Police Command for vandalising water installation including meters owned by the State Water Board. The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, DSP Irene Ugbo, made this open in a statement to DAILY VENDOR on Saturday, one of the suspects, was caught

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Illegal levies: Calabar Shutdown By Protesting Taxi Drivers 10
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Illegal levies: Calabar Shutdown By Protesting Taxi Drivers

Commercial taxi drivers in Calabar on Monday withdrew their services to protest alleged illegal taxation by some thugs and local government officials in the state. As a result of the protest a lot of commuters were stranded at bus stops in Calabar while many trekked to their different destinations. The protesters carried placards with inscriptions

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