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After CrossRiverWatch’s Investigation On Age-Long Communal Crisis, Stakeholders In Cross River, Ebonyi Begins Peace Talks

By CrossRiverWatch Admin In the wake of CrossRiverWatch’s thorough investigation into the longstanding communal crisis affecting several communities in Cross River State and their counterparts in Ebonyi, stakeholders have commenced peace talks to address these enduring conflicts. The investigation, unveiled on May 4, 2024, uncovered the tragic loss of over a hundred lives and extensive

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Investigation: How Local Dispute Over Oil Palm Plantation Led To Bloodshed In Cross River Erei Communities

By Godwin Otang Five years after war erupted in Erei-speaking communities in the Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State, authorities are yet to find a solution as the number of deaths continues to pile up and the communities are left in ruins, this investigative report by Godwin Otang reveals. More than 150 people,

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Governor Otu Imposes Curfew On Warring Cross River Communities

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  • September 12, 2023

By Patrick Obia The Governor of Cross River State, Senator Bassey Edet Otu, has imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on warring communities of Ugaga and Igbekurekor, as well as in Benekaba/Ujama Communities in Yala Local Government Area of the State. The curfew, which is with immediate effect, Governor Otu said, is to forestall further loss of

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Death Toll In Prolonged Ijiegu-Yache/Tiv Crisis Climbs As Residents Desert Community

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  • September 11, 2023

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

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JUST IN: War Breaks Out Between Ugaga And Igbekurekor Communities In Yala

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  • September 11, 2023

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Two communities in Yala Local Government Area of northern Cross River State, Ugaga and Igbekurekor are currently at war with each other, information reaching CrossRiverWatch shows. The conflict started last weekend, Tim Ugaga Esq, the President of the Ugaga Family Union, says. “It is about land and boundaries. It is unfortunate that

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BREAKING NEWS: Crisis Breaks Between Benekaba And Ujama Communities In Yala

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  • September 9, 2023

By CrossRiverWatch Admin Information reaching our newsroom has it that minutes ago a crisis broke out between two Yala communities in Cross River State.  A native of one of the communities reached out to our newsroom.  The communities fighting are Benekaba and Ujama, Ukelle South. Four persons were shot and are in critical condition in

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Warring Obubra Communities Enjoined To Sheath Swords, Embrace Peace

By Patrick Obia Two brother communities at loggerheads over a land dispute in Obubra, central Cross River State – Ofatura and Ovonum have been begged to sheath their swords and embrace peace. They were enjoined to love themselves as brothers and sisters in a mediation visit by the National Youth Council of Nigeria (NYCN) led

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#TDWAJ EPISODE 350 – The Obubra Conflict & Communal Crisis In Cross River: Remote Causes & Sustainable Solutions

TOPIC The Obubra Conflict And Communal Crisis In Cross River: Remote Causes And Sustainable Solutions. INTRODUCTION A conflict is usually defined as an argument that has become protracted. As a verb, it loosely means a clash and exists in different forms across all facets of human existence. In Cross River State, one form of conflict

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