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Ukelle/Izzi Communal Clash : Ochicha Sues For Peace, FG Intervention

Mr. Odey Ochicha, Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic, lle -Ile-Oluji, Ondo State.

Chairman of the Governing Council of Federal Polytechnic, lle -Ile-Oluji, Ondo State, Mr. Odey Ochicha has sued for peace between the warring Ukelle community in Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State and the Izzi of Ebonyi state.

Ochicha,  a Governorship Candidate of APC in 2015 general elections in the state said that the warring communities should eschew all bitterness to give peace a chance

It will be recalled that the war has reportedly left over 300 people dead with hundred of houses and properties worth billions of naira destroyed.

In a statement in Calabar, Ochicha  called on the federal government to intervene in the crisis which he said if not properly managed can metamorphose into serious war between Cross and Ebonyi states.

He also urged the government of the two states to establish a robust relationship with the traditional institutions in the affected communities to ensure disputes are resolved early enough to avoid it degenerating to the level where lives and properties would be lost.

According to the statement,"I want to appeal for peace between Ukelle and Izzi communities. They should live in peace like brothers and sisters because our God almighty who designed them to share boundary didn't do that by mistake.

"I want call on the Governors of the two states to create a robust relationship with the people at the grassroots and traditional institutions to ensure that disputes that could metamorphose into this ugly scenes are easily resolved without unnecessary bloodshed.".

While decrying the increasing spate of communal clashes in Cross River State, he added that "I'm very worried about the news of incessant communal clashes in our dear State. While we spend so much time talking about Farmers/Herders crisis happening in other states, hundred of our people and properties are lost on daily basis.

Today, the number of internally displaced people in Cross River is more than ever in the history of the state. We can't continue this way. Government need to do more by being proactive and not reactive to this mindless killings.

We are calling on the federal government to as a matter of urgency summon the Governors of Ebonyi and Cross River states with a view to compelling them to look for lasting solutions to the crisis between Ukelle and Izzi". Our condolences go to the families that lost their loved ones in this unfortunate fracas and may their souls rest in peace, Amen!
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