The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, John Inaku, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Tuesday
One hundred and fifty people have been confirmed dead after a three-day war between two communities in Cross River State over land.
The Director-General of the Cross River State Emergency Management Agency, John Inaku, confirmed the development in an interview with the News Agency of Nigeria in Calabar on Tuesday.
Inaku said: “Between June 27 and June 29 the people of Wanikade and Wanihem communities both in Yala Local Government Area of the state were involved in a communal war.
“As a result of the bloody war, 14,000 people have been displaced, 1,233 houses were destroyed, while over 150 persons have lost their lives.
“Victims of the affected communities are now internally displaced and camping in over four camps in Benue State.”
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