HOUSES RAZED, PROPERTY DESTROYED IN FRESH WAJA/LUNGUDA COMMUNAL CLASH

 Several houses and shops were on Monday, razed in a renewed communal clash between Waja and Lunguda communities in Lafiya, Lamurde Local Goverment Area, Adamawa State.

The fresh clash erupted between 6:00pm and 7:00pm in Lafiya where miscreants went on setting houses, shops and other property ablaze.

Though, no life lost in the incident but sources told NEWS PLATFORM that 4 houses and 11 shops were burnt during the clash.

The Spokesman of the Police Command, SP Suleiman Yahaya Nguroje, confirmed the incident, saying that 4 houses and 11 shops were affected.

SP Nguroje, told NEWS PLATFORM that the Commissioner of Police, S.K. Akande, was at the scene of the incident on Tuesday, and that nomalcy has since returned in the area.

He said that investigation is going on to arrest the perpetrators and vowed that the Command will ruthlessly deal with those behind the unfortunate incident.