Communal clashes in Cross River claims dozens of lives

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Gov. Ben Ayade of Cross State, Nigeria

Many people are feared killed in ongoing communal clashes in Cross River State, South-south Nigeria.
Fighting is said to have broken out between four communities in Cross River Central Senatorial and Northern Senatorial districts,
during the weekend.In the Central Senatorial district, the crisis
involved Ebum community in Obubra Local Government Area and Inyima in Yakurr Local Government Area of the state.However, in the Northern Senatorial district,people from Ukpe community fought against
their counterparts from Mbagede both in Omaha Local Government Area.
Residents and the police confirmed the multiple clashes were triggered by protracted land disputes.
The conflict between Ukpe and Mbagede communities is also said to have lingered for about a decade despite attempts at settlement
by traditional rulers from the affected area.The dispute, however, got bloody at the weekend when Mbagede people uprooted yam
seedlings which were planted on the disputed parcel of land by Ukpe farmers.