Brothers they are; strong as soul sisters. Cross River and Akwa Ibom States; once one and the same until 1987, when, by virtue of State creation, Akwa Ibom was carved out of her big brother’s care and set up to stand on its own.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has arrested a suspected receiver of stolen property and recovered items allegedly linked to a vandalism incident in Ikot Ekpene.
Operatives of the Uyo Zonal Directorate of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) have arrested 11 suspects for alleged illegal mining activities in Akwa Ibom State.
The long-running dispute between Akwa Ibom and Cross River States over the ownership of 76 offshore oil wells has resurfaced, following a strongly worded statement by the Government of Akwa Ibom State and a response from the Cross River State Government, on Friday.
The Akwa Ibom State Police Command has confirmed the arrest of a suspected cultist, Pius Pius, for allegedly vandalising electricity transformers and public electric cables in Abak Local Government Area and its environs.
The Ibibio ethnic nationality has firmly rejected the inclusion of any part of its ancestral land in the proposed Obolo State, warning against attempts to alter the territorial integrity of its communities under the guise of state creation.
