Stanley Nwabuisi, the member representing the Ikwuano constituency in the Abia State House of Assembly, no less than 28 members of his constituency have been killed during attacks by neighbouring communities in Akwa Ibom State.
The Ariam communities in the Ikwuano council area of Abia State and their counterparts in Ini and Obot Akara councils of Akwa Ibom State have been engaged in border disputes resulting in deaths and destruction of properties.
Nwabuisi said on the floor of the Abia State House of Assembly during a plenary session on Friday that properties worth millions of naira have been destroyed by invaders, making the natives to flee the area in droves.
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According to him, the boundary clash has brought untold sorrow to his people and called on the Abia State House of Assembly to immediately intervene while appealing to security agencies to do more in ending the alleged killings.
The lawmaker, who painted a sorry picture of the situation at Ariam Usaka, regretted that farmlands and local markets have become the shadow of themselves.
The Speaker of Abia State House of Assembly, Chinedum Orji urged the Abia State executive arm of government to liaise with its Akwa Ibom counterpart to expedite action towards ending the boundary crises.
