By Peter Duru, Makurdi
Two suspects have been arrested by troops of Operation Whirl Stroke, OPWS, in connection with the recent communal clashes involving Tse Hundu, Tse Yanre and Tse Aku in Mbalom Ward of Gwer East Local Government Area, LGA, of Benue State.
The troops also seized a cache of arms from the suspects including 11 locally made barrel guns, one shotgun, two cartridges, gun powder, three knives, nine cutlasses and charms.
Vanguard gathered that the communities had in the last few days engaged in violent communal clashes leading to the death of one and razing of several houses.
According to the sources, the crisis was triggered by disagreements over the ownership of a parcel of land and all efforts to prevail on the feuding parties to avert a major crisis in the area was unsuccessful.