Alleged witchcraft: Community banishes 60-year-old woman in Cross River

Alleged witchcraft: Community banishes 60-year-old woman in Cross River

By Frank Ulom BOKI (CONVERSEER) – Community leaders of Abo-Obisu Village in Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State have banished a 60-year-old woman, Florence Osang, over alleged witchcraft. Converseer learned that Osang, a cocoa farmer, was banished for 10 years over the display of witchcraft, resulting in the alleged killing of a 40-year-old…

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Taskforce apprehends over 12 illegal Fulani migrants in Cross River

Taskforce apprehends over 12 illegal Fulani migrants in Cross River

By Frank Ulom BOKI (CONVERSEER) – Over 12 illegal Fulani migrants have been apprehended in Cross River State. The arrest was made by the Boki local government security team. According to The Beagle News, the security team headed by the Council Chairman’s SA on Local Security, Mr Stanley Eban, intercepted the migrants around the Ndemechang-Irruan…

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Police reject ₦50m bribe, bust japa scam ring, rescue over 100 kidnapped victims in Cross River

Police reject ₦50m bribe, bust japa scam ring, rescue over 100 kidnapped victims in Cross River

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Nigeria Police Force, Zone 6 Headquarters, Calabar, has dismantled a major kidnapping, job-scam and “Japa” syndicate operating in Cross River State, rescuing over 100 victims and rejecting an alleged ₦50 million bribe offered to derail the investigation. In a statement issued on 14 February 2026, the Zonal Public…

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Police arrest mortuary attendant following discovery of corpses in Cross River

Police arrest mortuary attendant following discovery of corpses in Cross River

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a mortician, Sunday Ben Reuben, following the discovery of several corpses in Isong Inyang Community in Akamkpa Local Government Area of the state. The arrest was made on Friday, after residents of the community in Okomita, Akamkpa, discovered about eight dried…

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Odukpani farmers allege armed herders destroying crops

Odukpani farmers allege armed herders destroying crops

By Frank Ulom CALABAR (CONVERSEER) – Farmers and landowners in Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross River State have raised alarm over increasing incursions by armed herders, accusing them of destroying crops and threatening residents with rifles. Residents across several communities alleged that herders, some carrying AK-47 rifles, have allowed cattle to graze freely on…

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