A brewing uprising in the Akwa Ibom region has caused the demise of a couple of people from different ethnic groups.
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Four persons were feared dead and scores of persons injured in the
renewed boundary crisis between Oku Iboku community in Akwa Ibom and
Ikot Offiong in Cross River.
Bassey Essien Bassey, a former Vice Chairman of Itu Local
Government Area, confirmed the incident to the News Agency of Nigeria in
Itu on Tuesday.
Mr. Bassey said that several persons sustained injuries while over
20 houses were burnt, including a filling station in the age-long
communal conflict.
He said that two security operatives were among those who lost
their lives, forcing the military to deploy dozens of soldiers to the
scene.
Mr. Bassey said that motorists and commuters along the Calabar-Itu
highway were delayed for more than four hours until the arrival of
security operatives to clear the road.
Ene Essien, a Community Leader in Oku Iboku, said that the latest
incident occurred after series of attempts by the people to re-occupy
the fishing area failed as they were forced out by the people of Oku
Iboku.
“The Ikot Offiong people are fishermen who migrated into our area from Akpabuyo in Cross River State to settle.
“After settling for so many years, they developed the instinct of seizing our land and even expanding more into Itu.”
The community leader added that their “uncomplimentary”
relationship with the host community forced them to push them away from
the fishing community.
“When they left our community, they settled at Odukpani, but
the people also pushed them out of their place in Akpabuyo, because of
their warring attitude,” he said.
Mr. Essien said the intractable conflict had lingered for years,
leading to intermittent attacks by the invaders from Ikot Offiong.
According to him, the communal crisis started around the fishing
area, but later escalated to the Calabar-Itu road when the people of
Ikot Offiong returned in reprisal, leading to the death of four persons.
NAN gathered that the invaders returned with armed hoodlums in 11
buses and several flying boats. It was gathered that they were later
repelled by a combined team of soldiers, anti-riot police officers and
officials of the State Anti-Robbery and Kidnapping Squad, SARS.
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