Militants Attack Fishing Community in Calabar, Nigeria

Militants in two speed boats (Monday) stormed Esuk Atu, a fishing community in Calabar and caused mayhem by killing a fisherman and burning the operations vehicle of the Civil Defense Corps.

The militants who stormed the place at about 8am in two speed boats shot sporadically at everyone on sight and a fisherman, Ikot Ufot from Akwa Ibom State who was working on his net at the beach was hit in the head and died shortly at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital where he was rushed to.

Mr. Asuquo, an operations officer with the Marine Unit of the Cross River State Anti-Deforestation Committee told CrossRiverWatch that his men intercepted a large wooden boat on Sunday night laden with 550 logs of timber on its way to Akwa Ibom State and had to confiscate the boat and wood.

Police Barricade Unical Gate, Stop ASUU Strike Protest in Calabar

Hundreds of heavily armed police drafted from formations around Calabar, the Cross River State capital on Monday barricaded the main gate and other entrances to the University of Calabar to stop members of the Academic Staff Union of Universities, ASUU from carrying out a planned city walk.

The police, led by an Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of operations, , Nnange Itam took over the entrances to the University of Calabar as early as 6am to carry out what they called order from above. (More Pics after cut).

NIGERIA: Police arrest son for killing father over gratuity

The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a man, identified as Ekemini Bassey for allegedly killing his father, a retired University of Calabar lecturer, Prof. Nathaniel Bassey, to claim his N40m gratuity.

 The police for being an accomplice in the alleged murder also want Ekemini’s brother, Odiong Bassey.

According to PUNCH the duo had been having a running battle with their late father, who was not pleased with their recent negative behaviours.