A bishop and his son has reportedly been killed in Biase Local Government Area of Cross River State during a communal clash.
The murder is in the heat of the intercommunity conflict between Abanwan and Urugbam in Erei clan.
It was gathered that the bishop who was on his way home with his son was burnt alive while his son was beheaded.
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Sources from the communities said that the bishop was ambushed alongside his son on a motorbike on their way from Abanwan community to nearby Afikpo in Ebonyi State.
Daily Report Nigeria gathered that at least six houses were set ablaze during the attack.
The Erei communities over the years have been at loggerheads with each other over a piece of land that was established by the defunct Eastern Region before the Nigerian Civil War as Oil Palm Plantation Settlement.
The settlement was handed over to the Cross River State Government shortly after the Nigerian civil war of 1967 to 1970, given that the location is in the state. However, the Erei community, where the oil palm plantation is located, has 10 villages, who now scramble for ownership.
The Army PPRO from 13 Brigade Army Headquarters Calabar, however, confirmed that troops have been mobilised into the Abanwan and Urugbam area, to reduce the tension in the community.
