The Abia State House of Assembly has called on relevant security agencies to beef up security in border areas and protect Abians from further provocation and attacks from neighbouring States.
This followed skirmishes between the people of Umunneochi and their neighbours from Ebonyi State.
On the other hand, there is an ongoing conflict between the people of Isu clan in Arochukwu Local Government Area and their neighbours from Cross River State.
Raising motions of urgent public importance, the member representing Umunneochi State Constituency, Okey Igwe, and the member representing Arochukwu State Constituency, Mike Ukoha, lamented the continued breach of peace and security in their respective areas over border matters which has led to the loss of lives.
They appealed to the Assembly to cause the immediate restoration of the police post at the Lokpanta Quarry site which has been the hotbed of the crisis between the people of Umunneochi and their neighbors from Ebonyi State.
The duo also appealed that the police post at Isu clan in Arochukwu be revived immediately to forestall further crisis pending when the National Boundary Commission will properly demarcate the contentious areas.
While ruling on the motions, the Speaker, Chinedum Orji expressed regrets over the deaths which crises in both communities had caused.
He also called on agencies responsible for emergency situations both at the federal and state levels “to quickly come to the aid of the affected communities in order to ameliorate their sufferings”.
