Border
Communities Lament Influx Of Refugees.
Many borderline communities in Obanliku and Obudu LGAs in
the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State have lamented the
continual influxes of refugees from Cameroon, as well as incessant
encroachments on their farmlands by people from Benue State.
They expressed the worry during a town hall meeting
attended by key stakeholders, such as paramount rulers, clan heads, village
heads, youth groups and heads of security institutions in the district.
Director-General of the Cross River State Border
Commission, Onun Ngim Okpo, met with them as the state government continues the
conduct of Baseline Survey/Needs Assessment of border communities.
The stakeholders particularly emphasized that the
encroachments into their farmlands had often potentially led to communal
conflicts with their neighbours.
Director-General assured swift government intervention
aligned with the people-centric leadership style of Senator Prince Bassey Otu.
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