Hundreds of youths in Okuku, in
Yala Local Government Area of Cross River State on Sunday repelled attack by
armed men suspected to be Fulanis headsmen on their communities.
The youths leader from Okuku who
preferred anonymity said they got information that large numbers of headsmen
were coming to their community through Benue state and they mobilized waiting
for them.
“These headsmen were coming in
from Benue when our informant told us and we got ourselves prepared waiting for
them. There was no attack because they got information that we had prepared and
were waiting for them”
“They were coming in from Benue
flank into Yala, so information filtered to the youths and the youths mobilized
heavily. We had sleepless night keeping vigil of the areas till this morning
(Monday)” he alleged.
He, however, said, “Information
got to the Fulanis that the Youths in the areas were waiting for them and they
retreated. It didn’t happen again but we protected all our border communities,
we kept vigil and the attack was averted.”
But the Police Public Relations
Officer (PPRO), Ms Irene Ugbo told DAILY POST that it was not true that there
was an attempt to attack the community. “It is not true that there was an
attempt attack. We got information that some headsmen invaded Okuku community
in Yala local government area of the state.
“Immediately, the Divisional
Police Officer (DPO) dispatched our men to the area. Reaching their border
area, they saw community people blocking the road with fire, they now asked
them why they blocked the road with fire, they said they heard that headsmen
were coming to enter their community.
“So the DPO stood there with them
and it was later that one bike man came and said that police intercepted some
people with vehicle but they were trying to beat the traffic. They checked them
and later let them go.
She said, “There were not
headsmen. It was false news and our men are still on ground there. There were
no headsmen around the area.”
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