By Favour Adinya The Cross River State Command of the Nigeria Police Force, says the prime suspect of a commercial driver killed in Obudu urban Local Government Area of the state has been arrested and others trailed. A commercial driver, Agage Ternenge, is seen in a viral video gruesomely murdered by some mobs. The incident
The communal war between Obudu people in Cross River State and their Tiv neighbors in Benue State is said to be over 75 years old. Yet these two are very closely interwoven in numerous aspects of their daily lives. In recent times, they farm together, they intermarry, they buy and sell in the same markets,
By Sylvia Akpan The Cross River State House of Assembly has condemned the violent communal clash between Boje and Isobendege communities in Boki Local Government Area of the state and seeks immediate deployment of security forces to the area to prevent escalation. According to the Chief Press Secretary to the Speaker, Matthew Okache, the resolution
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
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,
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
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 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