THE SENATE
Notes the outbreak of armed conflicts between the Izzis of Ebonyi State and the Ukelles of Yala, Cross River State on 18th June, 2018
Also Notes that part of the Izzis of Ebonyi State had settled in Ukelle, Cross
River state for decades. However, sometime in the late 1990's - 2000 they
chose to reconnect with the Izzis in Ebonyi state along with the land that they
settled in
Further Notes that the settlers had paid land rents for farming activities to
Chiefs and Leaders of Ukelle from the 1960's - 1990's
Worried that from about the year 2000, rents to the landlords were stopped by
the settlers, a situation which snowballed into a war in 2005
Notes that Cross River state had been paying staff of three (3) primary schools
and one (1) secondary school located within the Izzis settler communities, viz:
St. Justine primary school, Akumeyi.
Community primary school, Ndiagwu.
Community primary school, Ndukwe.
Community secondary school, Akumeyi
Alarmed that the teachers in these schools have been chased out of the
schools, the schools closed and taken over by Ebonyi state since 6 June, 2018
Further Notes that the primary bone of contention is that while the Ukelles claim
that the boundary between Cross River state and Ebonyi state is at Ndiakparata,
the Izzis claim that it is at Mfuma river.
Worried that the present conflict has resulted in a reported death, displacement of persons and the destruction of several properties
Is Aware of ongoing peace talks between the two state governments and the
deployment of troops to keep the peace
The Senate Accordingly resolved to:
1. Mandate the National Boundaries Commission to urgently delineate/ reinstate the boundary between Cross River state and Ebonyi state
2. Call on the Cross River Ebonyi State Governments to continue
with a peaceful resolution of the conflict
3. Call on the Federal Government to continue to maintain military
presence in the conflict zones until resolutions are made
4. Mandate the National Emergency Management Agency (NEMA) to
send relief materials to affected communities on both sides
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