Cross River State government has extended the dusk-to-dawn curfew imposed on the disputed boundary between the Idomi and Ugep Communities in the Yakurr local government area by one week.
The commissioner for Information, Dr Erasmus Ekpang, stated this while speaking with our correspondent in Calabar.
The curfew will run from “6:00 pm on Tuesday, 23 June 2026 to 6:00 am on Monday, 29 June 2026”.
Ekpang stated that the extension is “to enable the Surveyor General of the State and his technical team to complete work on the boundary demarcation of the disputed land, while also sustaining peace and preventing a further breakdown of law and order”. Ekpang urged the security agencies to enforce the curfew strictly between 6:00 pm and 6:00 am daily.
He enjoined community residents to comply fully and to “report any suspicious activity in and around their vicinity” to help sustain calm. He warned that defaulters will be arrested and prosecuted accordingly.
Ekpang urged the council Chairman of Yakurr Local Government Area, alongside the Obol Lopon of Ugep and the Obol Lopon of Idomi, as well as other stakeholders, to “partner with security agencies to lead peace advocacy, and remind residents to keep calm and uphold order during this demarcation exercise”.
Ekpang expressed regret over the prolonged skirmish and reiterated its commitment to resolving the land dispute fairly and peacefully, adding that priority remains “the development and collective interest of the State”.
