CALABAR — INTER COMMUNAL conflict between the people of Nko in
Yakkur Local Government Area and their neighbours in Oyadama in Obubra
local Government Area of Cross River State started afresh last Thursday
A similar conflict, two years ago, claimed many lives with property destroyed.
The fresh conflict, according to a reliable source, started when an
Nko man allegedly killed an Oyadama woman in the farm following
misunderstanding over a parcel of farm land.
“The man killed the woman removed her intestines and head because the
two of them were struggling over a piece of land,” the source said.
“The killing reportedly sparked the rage of the Onyadama people who
invaded Nko and killed six people in retaliation, leading to full scale
communal conflict.
“The Calabar-Ikom highway was blocked for two days until soldiers were brought in to the area,” our source said.
When Vanguard visited the area, Saturday afternoon, soldiers
were seen manning check points at strategic locations in the two
communities particularly on sections of the Calabar- Ikom highway.
Mr Rekpene Bassey, the State Security Adviser, said the primary
concern of government was to ensure peace and normalcy return to the
area and “as I speak to you we are making efforts to ensure normalcy
prevails in the area.”
However, Deputy Superintendent of Police, DSP, John Umoh, spokesman
of the Cross River State Police Command said only one life was lost and
efforts were on with the assistance of the traditional ruler of the area
to arrest the culprit.
Culled: Vanguard
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