Nigeria: Cross River Women Protest, Want Gazette On Reversed Land Acquisition

6 November 2017

Calabar — A group of women has urged the Cross River government to officially gazette the state's decision to revoke acquisition of land for a proposed highway.

The women from Okokori, Etara, Ekuri Eyeyeng, Old Ekuri, New Ekuri, Iko Esai and Owai communities, backed by Wanel-aedon Development Association, held prayer sessions and sit ins to press their demand.

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