The police in Taraba State have arrested no fewer than 14 persons in connection with the killing of 12 civilians and two soldiers in renewed violence on Thursday.
The incident, which happened in Ibi Local Government Area of the state, also saw 16 others seriously injured while 12 houses and a restaurant were torched by the hoodlums.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Joseph Kwaji, told our correspondent in a telephone interview in Jalingo, the capital, that though peace had returned to the area, security agents had been on alert to prevent a total breakdown of law and other.
Kwaji said two AK 47 rifles and several other dangerous weapons a recovered from the suspects.
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