Ada Wodu, Calabar
One person was killed while some houses were burnt on Sunday when fighting erupted in Igwo community in the Obudu Local Government Area of Cross River State over compensation for land.
It was gathered that the fighting broke out over alleged non-payment of compensation for the land that the state government acquired for the Obudu cargo airport project.
Although the state government said payment of compensation to owners of land and farmlands acquired for the project was ongoing, protests over alleged non-compensation have continued in Okambi and Igwo communities where the project is situated.
Last year widows and other women took to the streets of Obudu to protest against the acquisition of their land for the project.
Confirming the Sunday killing of one person and burning of houses, the state Police Command Public Relations Officer, DSP Irene Ugbo, said, “The situation is calm now. We arrested some suspects. One person was killed and some houses were burnt. The people that perpetrated the act have been arrested. Five of them were arrested and brought to Calabar.”
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