The Cross River State government has ordered the dethronement and decertification of the clan head of Oyadama, Obol Ayomobi and clan head of Oyadama, Obama Erena, in Obubra local government area of the state.
The announcement of the dethronement and decertification is contained in a statement issued by the Deputy Chief Press Secretary to Governor Ben Ayade, Mr Linus Obogo, in Calabar on Tuesday.
Obogo said that the dethronement and decertification are with immediate effect.
Both Nko and Oyadama communities have been enmeshed in a feud over a piece of land.
He added that the dethronement of the two clan heads and all other traditional rulers in the two warring communities were as a result of the intractable communal clashes.
Obogo said the ownership of the disputed land had been revoked and taken over by the state government for overriding public interest.
“Similarly, the government has ordered the sustenance of army operations in the Nko community until those behind the shooting of the six military personnel are fished out,” he added.
Some Nko youths allegedly shot an army commander on Saturday evening alongside six other soldiers.
Source: NAN
