C’River border communities lament influx of refugees, encroachment on farms

Many borderline communities successful Obanliku and Obudu LGAs successful the Northern Senatorial District of Cross River State person lamented the continual influxes of refugees from Cameroon, arsenic good arsenic incessant encroachments connected their farmlands by radical from Benue State.

They expressed the interest during a municipality hallway gathering attended by cardinal stakeholders, specified arsenic paramount rulers, clan heads, colony heads, younker groups and heads of information institutions successful the district.

Director-General of the Cross River State Border Commission (BORDERCOM), Onun Ngim Okpo, met with them arsenic the authorities authorities continues the behaviour of Baseline Survey/Needs Assessment of borderline communities.

The stakeholders peculiarly emphasized that the encroachments into their farmlands had often perchance led to communal conflicts with their neighbours.

They requested the constitution of organized borderline patrol teams to code trespassing issues.

The Director-General assured swift authorities involution aligned with the people-centric enactment benignant of Senator Prince Bassey Otu.

He emphasized the value of bid and urged the communities to actively enactment successful the appraisal to heighten authorities work delivery.