Cameroonian soldiers fire warning shots as Cross River youths resist alleged territorial incursion

Tension gripped Danare assemblage successful Boki Local Government Area of Cross River State connected Wednesday aft equipped Cameroonian soldiers reportedly entered the country and were confronted by section youths and women who accused them of encroaching connected Nigerian territory.
Videos circulating connected societal media showed scores of residents challenging the heavy equipped soldiers, who allegedly claimed the country fell wrong Cameroonian jurisdiction.

The concern astir turned convulsive arsenic the overseas troops reportedly fired respective informing shots into the aerial to disperse the crowd.

Eyewitnesses said the soldiers, estimated to beryllium much than 50 successful number, precocious into the assemblage with blase weapons, prompting residents to artifact their question and request their contiguous withdrawal.

The soldiers were besides heard informing locals against signaling their activities.

A erstwhile subordinate of the Cross River State House of Assembly, Mr. Cletus Obun, who represented the constituency, confirmed the incident, describing it arsenic different successful a bid of incursions by Cameroonian forces into borderline communities successful the state.

According to Obun, the soldiers fired repeatedly adjacent a Catholic Church successful Danare I, on the roadworthy starring to Budam, aft youths resisted their advanc...