Cross River community denies beheading two - The Nation Newspaper

Clan Head of Usumotong Community in Abi local government area of Cross River State, HRH Chief Stephen Eremi

Eremi rather alleged the two beheaded persons were from Usumutong, and were killed by the Ebom people and made to look like it was them that were the aggressors. He said the names of the deceased were Nkanu Okpa Nkanu and Ubi Honest Ubi. Obite had said the names of the victims who were father and son, were Oti Ato and Sunday respectively.

According to him the Ebom Community had almost obliterated another neighbouring community, Ebijakara and they had harboured those displaced from Ebijakara, which seems to be the reason for them being an object of attackHe said they have been suffering various unprovoked attacks from the Ebom community over time, which had led to the killing of the Usumutong people.

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