....over 2000 persons have been displaced
By Our Correspondent
The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed that eight persons had died in a communal dispute that occured between Alesi community in Ikom local government area and their neighbours, Ochon community in Obubra local government area all in Cross River State.
South-South Zonal Coordinator of NEMA, Mr Godwin Tepikor made the revelation during an on-the-spot assessment of the communal crisis in both communities at the weekend.
Tepikor disclosed that the crisis which occured on March 7, 2022 broke out as a result of land dispute between the two neighbouring communities.
He told newsmen on the sideline of the assessment that no fewer that 2,008 persons were affected and have been displaced from from their ancestral homes.
"The crisis that erupted between Ochon and Alesi communties in Obubra and Ikom local government areas claimed the lives of eight persons, with four injured on both sides and over 2,008 others displaced during the crisis.
"Several buildings and household property were destroyed in the process.The affected persons were scattered amongst neighbouring communities within the local government areas of the state," he said .
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