Niger State Commissioner of police Mr Dibai Yakadi has confirmed the arrest of 11 suspects in the recent Katcha/Kpata Kacha bloody communal clash in Mokwa Local Government Area of the state.

Yakadi said that a fight between two brothers from the two different communities snowballed into a full blown communal crisis, leaving one dead.

He explained that the quarrel was over long standing ownership dispute of a parcel of land. The police commissioner told Newsmen that the command had deployed 70 policemen to restore peace and normalcy to the communities.

He appealed to residents to assist the police with further information that would help determine immediate and remote causes of the incident with a view to nipping future crises in the bud.