Renewed communal clash between Abi Local Government Area of Cross River State and the Amagu people of Ikwo Local Govt Area of Ebonyi State has claimed at least five lives, a source revealed.
It will be recalled that the Adadama people of Abi Local Government Area of Cross River and the Amagu people of Ikwo Local Govt Area of Ebonyi state, had about two months ago engaged in a bloody land dispute.
The source also disclosed that thousands of people have been displaced in the renewed clash between the two communities, as they have all fled their homes for safety.
It was alleged that unknown gunmen from Amagu community stormed neighbouring Abi community and fired indiscriminately, with sophisticated weapons, at the villagers, killing five persons in the process.
“As I speak to you, our place has been turned to a ghost community; the invaders took us unawares and killed many of our defenseless people; we are calling on security agents to come to our rescue”, the Abi indigene cried.
Meanwhile, latest information shows that combine team of security agencies have been deployed from Calabar, the Cross River State Capital to protect the few people left behind in the area and the property of the displaced.
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