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Police arrest 60 suspects over officer assault at Cross River market
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The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 60 suspects following the alleged assault of a police officer at Watt Market, Calabar, the state capital. The arrests followed a viral video circulating on social media alleging that market women at the market held a police officer after a chase involving a suspected internet fraudster, during
- The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 60 suspects following the alleged assault of a police officer at Watt Market, Calabar, the state capital. The arrests followed a viral video circulating on social media alleging that market women at the market held a police off...
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- The Cross River State Police Command has arrested 60 suspects following the alleged assault of a police officer at Watt Market, Calabar, the state capital. The arrests followed a viral video circulating on social media alleging that market women at the market held a police officer after a chase involving a suspected internet fraudster, during.
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