Skip to content

Calitown

News, Here, Everytime!

  • Home
  • News
    • Cross River News
  • Features
  • Community
  • Inspirational
  • Toggle search form
  • Fatal Accident At  Obudu Ranch Bottom Hill Community Breaking News
  • Alleged Misconduct: NJC Commences Probe Of Cross River High Court Judge Cross River News
  • Cross River Based Online Newspaper, Retracts Story, Apologizes To Former Cross River Auditor General Cross River News
  • UNICROSS Acting VC Appoints Chairman & Members of University Management Media Team  Cross River News
  • Cross Riverian Hails Donald Duke For Helping Him Become An Airplane Pilot! Cross River News
  • Group Pledges Support For Cross River Governor, Make Him Patron Cross River News
  • Gov Otu Unveils New State Mantra: “One Cross River, One Love” At Endorsement Dinner Cross River News
  • Evaluating For Excellence: The Imperative Of Performance-Based Governance In Nigeria Features

Obubra Campus Of Unicross Set To Move To Ogoja

Posted on October 3, 2023October 3, 2023 By Admin No Comments on Obubra Campus Of Unicross Set To Move To Ogoja
A staff of Unicross inspects the charred remains of his house.

Competent sources inside the University of Cross River State, UNICROSS, have confided in www.calitown.com that the Cross River State Government, working with authorities of the institution and on the ground security reports, may have completed plans to move the university’s campus in Obubra LGA to her Ogoja campus.

This decision appears to have been reached after scores of staff and students at the Obubra campus, had their personal belongings massively looted and residential places outside the institution burnt as the intractable communal crisis between two communities hosting the institution, took another turn for the worst, this past Sunday.

On when the movement of the campus will take place, our source said, “…it will not be long from now because we cannot suspend normal school activities because two communities are hell bent on fighting.”

“There is an intractable communal conflict going on there since this past Sunday and several staff and students, clearly and largely unconnected to the crisis, had their houses and properties burnt to ashes. You cannot expect the state government and authorities of UNICROSS to behave as if nothing is happening, leave the Obubra campus functional, while innocent students and staff lives are in danger; there must be adequate response to this senselessness by both communities and if the movement of this campus is that adequate response, so be it”, one source who has elected to remain anonymous, said.

On whether this move is temporary or permanent one, our source maintained he is not in a position to offer an adequate response, but clearly offered that, “unless both communities show lasting commitment to peace, the Obubra campus may be gone. This particular conflict has so far affected enrolment in courses at the campus, should we continue to patronise host communities that are unsafe for our staff and students?”

While sources in the warring Ofatura and Ovonom communities were unable to say if any staff or student of the institution lost his or her life in the ongoing conflict, we gather that several persons hurriedly ran away from the communities after Sunday’s mayhem was unleashed and all parts of the institution remain like a ghost town.

Contacted for comments, Austin Angba, a professor and vice-chancellor of Unicross, said he was in a meeting and will contact us for his comments. He was yet to reach us at press time.

Meanwhile, there is noticeable security presence along long stretches of the Calabar/Ikom highway passing through the communities to forestall attacks on vehicular and human traffic on the road.

Share this post:

Share on X (Twitter) Share on Facebook Share on Pinterest Share on LinkedIn Share on Email Share on WhatsApp Share on Telegram
Cross River News, News Tags:Austin Angba, Obubra, Ogoja, Unicross

Post navigation

Previous Post: Happy Independence Day Nigerians, In Case You Don’t Remember!
Next Post: Unicross Appoints HoDs For New NUC Approved Programmes

Related Posts

  • Doctored Salary Bill Dazes CR Governor, Responds With DSS Audit Cross River News
  • Angolan Wins Miss Africa 2016 In Calabar, Reactions Trail Event Cross River News
  • APC Apologizes To Donald Duke For Using His Picture For Tinubu’s Campaign … Then Makes More Gaffes News
  • LP House Of Reps Candidate Reaches Out To IDPs, Donate Items Cross River News
  • “Boki Women Remain Pacesetters” – Edward Ogon Community
  • APC Storm Yala With Four Governors, Ahead Of House Of Reps Election Cross River News

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Recent Comments

  • Rekpene Bassey on Cross Riverian Hails Donald Duke For Helping Him Become An Airplane Pilot!
  • Salaudeen yemi on EFCC File Charges Against C’River Born Crypto ‘King’, Afriq Arbitrage System & Trading Platform 
  • Orighomisan Susan on EFCC File Charges Against C’River Born Crypto ‘King’, Afriq Arbitrage System & Trading Platform 
  • OGBAJI OGALI OBINNA on EFCC File Charges Against C’River Born Crypto ‘King’, Afriq Arbitrage System & Trading Platform 

ADVERT: Click to Watch!

https://calitown.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/10/VID-20170928-WA0003.mp4
  • Cross River Poised To Experience Drop In IGR Cross River News
  • BREAKING: Ikpeme Ikpeme Is New CMD Of UCTH Breaking News
  • In The Light Of Unical Vs. Peter Agi … Just Read! Features
  • How To Detect The Lies Told You News
  • Olulumo Christmas/Cultural Festival Returns With A Bang! Cross River News
  • Okegbe Carpets Warring Abi Communities, CRSG News
  • Miss Leboku 2015 Holds Today, Records Highest Entries Community
  • “Imoke Must Be Jailed” – APC Leader Cross River News

CALITOWN
...News, Here, Everytime

Quick Menu

  • Home
  • News
    • Cross River News
  • Features
  • Community
  • Inspirational

Copyright © 2021 calitown
172 Greenwood Avenue , Hull. East Yorkshire. HU6 9NY

Powered by PressBook News WordPress theme