Cross River monarchs warn teenagers to obey court orders and relinquish disputed cocoa estate lands

Traditional elders in Bendeghe Ekiem Community, Etung Local Government Area, Cross River State, have advised youngsters occupying disputed plots on the government-owned Cocoa Estate to execute an existing court order and remove the fields immediately. The monarchs warned that continuing occupation of the plots in violation of the court’s order could result in legal ramifications … Read more

After 20 years of exile, the Cross River community seeks security cover for homecoming

After two decades of relocation, inhabitants of the Ebijakara village in Cross River State’s Abi Local Government Area have asked the state government to provide security cover so that they can return to their ancestral homes. Despite years of relative calm, the community, which was forced to relocate following protracted communal violence in the Bahamono … Read more