Ayade confirms ongoing killings in Ebonyi/Cross River over boundary disputes
The governor had immediately solicited the help of the Air Officer Commanding, Mobility Command of the Nigerian Air Force, Peter Uzezi who called on him few hours ago at the Government House in Calabar.Ayade said: “I received a text message that there is a full fledged war between Cross River and Ebonyi going on right now, around Izzi in Ebonyi and Ukelle, Cross River area. Lives are being lost; they are firing and killing, even as arson is taking place there right now.
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