The National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) has confirmed the death of eight persons in a communal crisis between the Alesi community in the Ikom local government area and its neighboring community Ochon in the Obubra local government area. The South-South Zonal Coordinator of NEMA Godwin Tepiko confirmed the incident on 19th March 2022 during an on-the-spot assessment of the communal clash in both communities. He told the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) on the sideline of the assessment that no fewer than 2,008 persons were affected and had been displaced from their ancestral homes.
The crisis that erupted between Ochon and Alesi communities in Obubra and Ikom local government areas claimed the lives of eight persons, four were injured on both sides and over 2,008 were displaced.
“Several buildings and household property were destroyed in the process.
“The affected persons were scattered amongst neighboring communities within the local government areas of the state,” he said.
NAN reports that both officials from the Nigerian Army and members of the affected communities were also in the team during the assessment.
