08.03.2006 - Source: US Department of State

Interethnic fighting continued over boundary and land disputes ("Country Report on Human Rights Practices 2005") [#46036],  [ID 17444]

"Communal violence between members of the Ogori and Ekpedo ethnic groups in Kogi and Edo states continued over boundary and land disputes. Kogi and Edo state governors declared the disputed land a "buffer zone," and the matter was referred to the National Boundary Commission in 2003. No further action was taken during the year."

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