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Communal Clash Claims 8 Lives In Ebonyi, Cross River States by nwatiti(m): 10:22pm On Jun 25, 2016 |
– Eight people were reportedly killed in renewed
clashes between communities in Cross River
and Ebonyi states
– Community leader said that some women
from Ochienyim (Ebonyi state) were attacked by
unknown persons suspected to be from
Adadama (Cross River)
– A source from Abi blamed their Ebonyi
neighbours for killing five members of Adadama
community
– The state security adviser to the Cross River
state governor said that calm returned to the
communities
Eight people are feared to have been killed in
renewed clashes between communities in Cross
River and Ebonyi states.
Premium Times reports that the conflict
occurred between Ochienyim community in
Amagu, Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi
state and Adadama community in Abi local
government area of Cross River state.
According to residents, five of those allegedly
killed were from Adadama community, while
three others are from Amagu village. Several
people are also said to have been injured in the
violent clashes.
Speaking on condition of anonymity, Amagu
Ikwo community leader said that some women
from Ochienyim went to harvest cassava in their
farms when they were attacked by unknown
persons suspected to be from Adadama.
The source said that the attackers tried to
abduct some of the women but were resisted by
the youth who accompanied them.
“On getting back to the village, the women and
youths were still narrating their ordeal when we
heard gunshots and everyone started running to
safety.
“It was in the process of trying to escape that
three of our promising citizens were shot dead
and several others injured right in our village by
the blood thirsty Adadama youth. We are peace
loving people,” he said.
Meanwhile, a source from Abi, who also pleaded
not to be named, blamed their Ebonyi
neighbours for killing five members of Adadama
community and injuring three others.
According to him, trouble started when some
community women went to harvest cassava on a
land bordering Amagu village.
“The women were chased from their farms by
Amagu youth. When some of our women fled
home to report what happened, our youth went on
rescue mission a fight broke out leading to the
death of four of our youth,” he said.
When contacted, Jude Ngaji, the state security
adviser to the Cross River state governor, said
calm has returned to the warring communities. |
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