Police in Taraba state confirmed four people were killed and many houses burnt in a communal clash between Tiv and the Ichen ethnic group in Donga local government area of the state.
The police spokesperson DSP David Misal told Daily Trust that misunderstanding between the Tiv and Ichen people over ownership of land resulted in a bloody clash between the two ethnic groups.
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