By Jonathan Ugbal The death toll in the conflict between the Ijiegu-Yache community in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State and the Mbaaka community of Konshisha Local Government Area of Benue State has climbed to at least eight. This follows the gruesome murder of two children yesterday. The root cause of the war
By Ushang Ewa The Cross River State House of Assembly has set up a special committee consisting of traditional rulers to immediately interface and make recommendations for sustainable solutions to the recent communal wars in Abi. The committee is to be headed by the Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana who has been at
By Ogar Monday; House of Assembly Correspondent The speaker of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Honorable John Lebo (PDP Abi) has stated that the state currently experiences the highest number of communal clashes and that there is an urgent need to end the phenomenon once and for all. Mr. Lebo said with the
By Obeten Godfrey The Obol Lopon of Ugep, Obol Ofem Ubana has said that traditional institutions need to be strengthened as a measure to curb the protracted communal conflicts in Cross River State. The traditional Ruler made this assertion on Sunday while speaking as a guest on a topical issue based program, ‘The Dialogue With
By Ushang Ewa At least 13 people are feared killed following renewed hostilities between Ofonatam in Osopong area of Obubra and the Izzi local government area of Ebonyi state. A source in Obubra told CrossRiverWatch that the Izzi people hired mercenaries and attacked Friday morning with about 8 persons feared dead while a reprisal has
By Jonathan Ugbal A primary school teacher, Akomaye Betiang, has been shot in the hand following renewed conflicts between the Bette community in Obudu local government area of northern Cross River State and the Tivs in Vandeikya local government area of southern Benue state. Mr. Betiang was shot Friday morning sources told CrossRiverWatch while tending
By Jonathan Ugbal; Government House Correspondent The Governments of Cross River and Akwa Ibom states have begun a reconciliatory process to end the differences between Ikot Offiong and Oku-Iboku communities which resulted in over a dozen deaths between December 2016 and February 2017. The deputy governors of both states met Friday in Calabar during a
By Jonathan Ugbal, Elijah Ugani and Ikwen Atuaka A young Bette native, Placidus Undie is the first reported victim from the Bette side of the renewed Bette –Tiv war CrossRiverWatch authoritatively reports. Placidus suspected to be in his mid-twenties was shot in what our correspondent says is his shoulder with the bullet seemingly penetrating his