Bloody communal clash in Cross River State after a bike mans head was harvested for a high chief's burial

The beheading of a young man by a hunter reportedly for the burial ceremony of a high chief led to hostilities between two neighbouring communities in Obubra Local Government Area in central Cross River State, which has left over 10 people dead and many houses razed, last weekend, CRW reports.

The conflict between the people of Ogwurude and their Oyidah neighbors began when head hunters from Oyidah community allegedly harvested the head of a young man which they intended to use for the burial ceremony of a chief.

According to a resident, Clement Ekpe, “Some head hunters chased…