One was killed and several others injured following a land dispute in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State.
The Special Adviser to Governor Bassey Otu on Digital Economy, Philip Obin, raised the alarm, saying the incident occurred on Friday, July 4, 2026.
Obin alleged that the victim, Nkeruwem Ikoh, popularly known as Obong Ikor Obong, was shot dead on his farmland in Urugbam by armed men suspected to have come from Egbor Community in Erei South, both in Biase LG.
He said, “Let it be on record that today, July 4, 2026, armed persons from a community in Erei South, Biase LGA, together with their collaborators, invaded the farmland of my community, Urugbam.”
He also accused the government of neglecting the community amid the conflict, alleging that one person was killed while several others sustained gunshot injuries.
