The police said the Customs officer, who served at the Mfum Border in the Etung Local Government Area of Cross River, reportedly lost control of his vehicle while trying to avoid a pothole.

The Cross River State Police Command confirmed the crash in a statement issued on Tuesday through its spokesperson, ASP Sunday Eitokpah.

A 54-year-old Customs officer, Mr Etteng Ise, has died in a lone motor accident along the Ikom-Calabar Highway in Cross River.