Man kills 2 farmers over cannabis farm dispute in C’River

…dumps bodies in River
By Ike Uchechukwu, CALABAR
The Cross River State Police Command have arrested a 57-year-old man, Mr. Udo Samuel Sunday, in connection with the alleged murder of two farmers whose bodies were reportedly thrown into a river following a dispute over an illegal cannabis plantation in Odukpani Local Government Area.
The Cross River State Police Command, in a press release on Monday, said the incident came to light on June 5, 2026, when Mrs. Regina Akan Patrick, 28, reported at a police station that her husband, Mr. Akan Patrick Mbang, 31, had been missing since May 29, 2026.
According to the command’s spokesman, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, the deceased left his home on ...