'10 arrested' after deadly fighting in Nigeria

'10 arrested' after deadly fighting in Nigeria
AFP
27 October 2010

LAGOS — Nigerian police have arrested 10 local chiefs accused of murder in a land dispute with neighbours after which 13 burnt corpses were recovered, a government spokesman said on Wednesday.

The corpses were found after a weekend dispute between the rival Boje and Nsadop communities in southeastern Cross River State that also led to the burning of dozens of houses and churches.

"About 10 chiefs from Boje community were arrested yesterday (Tuesday) on the orders of the state governor. They (authorities) want to charge them... with murder," Nakanda Iyadim, a spokesman of the governor, told AFP.