The Cross River Police Command said it has recovered 28 bags of weed suspected to be Indian hemp.
The Police spokesman, Superintendent of Police, Ugbo Irene, while speaking about the case explained that on the 18th of May, at about 1:45 am, a team of Anti-Cultism Squad swiftly responded to the actionable intelligence that some persons were loading substances in bags suspected to be Indian Hemp in a J5 vehicle along Usong Esuk Community in Odukpani Local Government Area upon sighting the Policemen, they took to their heels abandoning the goods.
Irene said the exhibit was conveyed to the Anti-Cultism Base, subject to be transferred to the Nigerian Drugs Law and Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) as may be directed.
Also, on the 21st of May, at 12:59 pm, one Daniat Nass of No. 8 Esuk Utan Road, Calabar, reported a case of murder at the Federal Housing Police Station, Calabar.
Nass said that one Okwudili Onuk Elom of No. 8 Esuk Utan Road, NNPC Depot, Calabar, fought with his brother named Emeka Ebube Owne a.k.a Mohammed and used the head of a standing fan to hit him on his head, which caused him to bleed, and he died.
Irene said: “After his death, the suspect, Okwudili Onuk Elom, locked the door of the room, where the murder took place, after stealing the properties of the deceased, such as four coolers and two pots. The matter was transferred to State CID Calabar for discreet investigation. The suspect has been arrested, and he has confessed to the crime and will be charged in court as soon as the investigation is completed.”
