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| Odey Ochicha |
Yes, currently there’s a communal war between the Asiga and Nko people of Ugep; we witnessed it few days back when traveling along Ikom-Calabar Highways and the saga continues as though no effort has been made to stop the crisis.
A chieftain of the All Progressive Congress (APC) and the governorship candidate of the party in the 2015 general election in Cross River State, Mr. Odey Ochicha has slammed Governor Ben Ayade’s silence over the communal war between Onyadama village of Obubra local government area and Nyima and Nko Community of Yakurr local government area of the state.
In a statement released in Calabar, Ochicha accused Ayade of playing dangerous politics by feigning ignorance of the war which is consuming the lives of many ignorant Cross Riverians.
He said, the essence of government was to protect lives and properties of citizens therefore, the Governor has no moral justification to keep mute and allow the two communities to slaughter themselves.
The APC chieftain who maintained that there’s no good war or bad peace, noted that the state Governor must do everything to return peace to the warring communities as lives and properties have been lost during the unfortunate incident.
