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Cross River Government commiserate with Calabar Mull over fire incident

Ekpeyong Cobham, Cross River State Commissioner for Information has commiserated with the management of Ante Group of companies the manager read more Cross River Government commiserate with Calabar Mull over fire incident

Cross River Government commiserate with Calabar Mull over fire incident

Five people have been arrested in connection with a fire at a mall in Calabar, Nigeria. Two of the suspects are female. They were found with stolen items.

The Cross River State Government has expressed sympathy with the management of the mall, the Ante Group of companies, over the fire incident. The state's Commissioner for Information, Ekpeyong Cobham, conveyed the government's condolences.

No further details about the fire, the arrests, or the stolen items have been released.

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