Armed youths from Odukpani Local Government Area in Cross
River State have killed about 50 persons when they invaded Akpan Mfrekim in
Akan Obio, a fishing settlement of Uruan LGA, Akwa Ibom State.
The Uruan LGA
Chairman, Dr Edwin Okon, who said this on Monday, lamented the ordeal of his
people in the hands of their Cross River neighbours.
He noted that the protracted crises have forced the
remaining people to flee and seek refuge elsewhere.
He said that farming and fishing, which were the major
sources of livelihood of his people, had been affected by the invasion of the
communities by the Cross River armed youths.
Okon called for the cooperation of security agencies to
bolster security within the affected communities by providing surveillance
gunboats and other security infrastructure in the affected communities.
The Cross River State
Commissioner of Police, Mr. Donald Awunah, said, “Someone called me that some
hoodlums were attacking fishing port but no details as to where the place is
located.”
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