A dusk-to-dawn curfew has been imposed on Ovonum and Ofatura communities in Obubra Local Government Area of Cross River state, by the Governor, Prof Ben Ayade.
A statement by Governor Ayade’s Special Adviser , Media and Publicity, Christian Ita, announced the curfew.
According to the statement, “following the ongoing communal clashes between Ovonum and Ofatura communities in Obubra Local Government Area, the state Governor, His Excellency, Prof Ben Ayade has imposed a 6pm-6am curfew on both communities with immediate effect.”
“The Governor decries the destruction of lives and property in the renewed clashes and vows that government will bring to book all those behind the clashes,” the statement added.
He also directed security agencies in the state to ensure strict enforcement of the curfew.
The cause of the clashes could not be immediately ascertained. However, many communities in the state usually fight over farmlands.
