STAKE HOLDERS IN CROSS RIVER STATE IN NIGERIA HAD CALLED ON FEDERAL AND STATE GOVERNMENT TO TAKE A PROACTIVE MEASURE TO STOP PEOPLE FROM OBSERVING THE CLASHES THAT LED TO DESTRUCTION AND VANDALIZING PROPERTIES IN THE AREA.

Stake holders in Cross River State had called on Federal and State government to take a proactive measure to stop people from observing the clashes that led to destruction and vandalizing properties in the area. The main reason of the crises is the inter boundary crises in the state.

According to reporter from Cross river state, there had been violently crises in all the local government area of the state, some of the local government who made crises which led to destruction of lives and properties in recent times are: YAKURE, ABRUBRUA and ABBEY, consequently, the state government has set up commission of enquiry in to the crises between MGBANYI and NKO in YAKURE local government Area. Only on the 21^st of this month that people of ADANAMA in ABBEY Local Government area alleged that the people of IKWO in EBONYI STATE embedded their community killed some people and abducted some. Conducting news around the affected area, the community leader said that EVAL said there are ESUN  the counselor of the assenting ADANAMA Community MR. DONATUS ILAM and  a group leader MR. ECOMEN ICHAN dumped in the crises sorting that every effort to end the crises over the years has failed.

According to them, they said that they have made every effort to stop the crises, even had written severally to the state government to intervene in the crises, yet they could not stop it. They also called the National assembly to look into the matter and even the federal government to call the National Boundary Commission to resolve the matter but to no avail.

In a special way to find a lasting solution to the problem a member representing EGBOBIA 2 constituency in the state house of the assembly DR. ELONGATE IKPOM said the situation require synergy among the traditional rulers, political leaders, youth leaders, and security Agencies to bring the clashes under control.

Also according to another reporter who said that the situation is worse at OYEATAMA IYAMIKE and OYEATAMA ABABANE IYAMIKE which are seen as two communities that are brothers. The situation here is terrible that each community will just see their own blood brother and behead him. But the situation is different after Abbey local government area as the people will retire to segregate instead of resorting to violent as a result of banded issues. The Member of the house APBABIO Constituency MRS. ELIZBETH AYOGOA blamed some traditional rulers who allowed the youth to take laws into their hands as a result of banded issues. The state deputy governor PROFESSOR EVEREST used the occasion to ensure the people that the state government will do everything possible to resolve the cases of all boundary issues.

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