The border communities of Odukpani and Biase Local Government Areas in Cross River State have rejected the position of the National Boundary Commission (NBC) on the boundary line between Cross River and Abia States. Last week NBC called for peaceful coexistence among border communities in Abia and Cross River States following escalating tensions over a boundary dispute. Between 4 and …

The Federal Government, through the National Boundary Commission (NBC), has called for peaceful coexistence among border communities in Abia and Cross River states amid escalating tensions over a boundary dispute. Violent clashes erupted between the Isu community in the Arochukwu Local Government Area of Abia and the Ukwa Mbiabong Ukwa Eburutu community in the Odukpani Local Government Area of Cross …