Following the lingering communal crisis between the Isu community in the Arochukwu council area and her Utuma neighbours in the Biase council area of Cross River State, the Abia State government has held medical outreach for over 3,500 Internally Displaced Persons at Isu Community.
A boundary dispute had erupted between the Isu community and her Utuma clan over limestone deposits located in the area. President General of Isu Progressive Union, IPU, Elder Felix Okoro, told South East Voice, that over 3,500 indigenes of the community have been displaced due to the crisis.
Speaking during the flag-off of a 2-day medical outreach at the IDP camp located at Ohabuike Primary School, Obieze Isu, Commissioner for Health, Dr. Joe Osuji said that the state government had embarked on the 2-day medical outreach following news of border clashes that had made the Isu people become refugees on their land. The Commissioner stated that efforts are ongoing to resolve the dispute to ensure that the IDPs return to their ancestral home.
In their separate speeches, the traditional rulers of the affected communities, Eze Mortimor Kalu Ogbonna and Eze Micheal Udo Kalu commended Gov. Okezie Ikpeazu for responding to their call for medical assistance and prayed for a quick resolution to the conflict
