The Nasarawa State Police Command has arrested 10 people for allegedly setting ablaze the houses deserted by the Internally Displaced Persons (IPDs) in Nasarawa and Benue border towns.
The state Police Public Relations Officer, Idirisu Kennedy, stated this on Saturday while addressing journalists at the command headquarters in Lafia.
He said some of the suspects arrested in connection with the incident turned out to be of the same tribal extraction with their victims.
He said on February 11, one Nicholas Alua and three others, who are all Tiv people, were arrested for burning houses of their Tiv brothers at Farin Ruwa 1, Obi local government area of the state.
He added that one Ijakeni Uhon of Gidan Nguinyi was arrested for setting fire on 25 houses belonging to some Tiv people at Gidan Wakili.
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