Police arrest school guard over alleged assault

By Ike Uchechukwu, Calabar
The Cross River State Police Command has arrested a 22-year-old security guard attached to a nursery and primary school in Calabar over the alleged sexual assault of a five-year-old pupil.
The suspect, identified as Bright Bassey Elijah, was arrested after the incident was reported to the police on Monday, September 28, 2026, by the school’s proprietress.
According to a statement by the Police Public Relations Officer, ASP Sunday Eitokpah, the guard was allegedly caught taking the child to an uncompleted building near the school, where the alleged assault reportedly occurred.
Eitokpah said preliminary investigation was ongoing, after which the suspect wo...