The Chairman of Ussa Local Government Area of Taraba State, Rimamsikwe Hassan Karma, has actually imposed a dusk-to-dawn curfew on the council.

The action, according to him, became needed in order to stop the escalation of the continuous conflict in between two communities, who on Friday threw care to the wind.

The people Rufu and Lissam communities, where stated to have on Friday engaged themselves in a battle that resulted in massive destruction of property.

Speaking With DAILY POST by means of telephone, the chairman confessed that the people took the law into their hands by reaching attacking themselves and destroying valuables.

Karma noted that problem began when masquerades from among the communities allegedly went crazy, flogging innocent people.

DAILY POST collected that the masquerades even beat up a pastor, a circumstance, which outraged the other neighborhood, who right away went on a reprisal attack.

No casualty, as at the time of filing this report was taped, the chairman, however, confirmed that 3 individuals were severely injured and they are currently reacting to treatment in the hospital.

He said heavily armed mobile policemen and soldiers have actually been deployed to the area to calm the circumstance.

Karma added that the curfew, which according to him starts from 7p. m to 6a. m, he believes, would restore back the much preferred normalcy to the council.

Meanwhile, the state command Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO), Abdullahi Usman, might not be grabbed remark as at the time of filing this report, however a senior policeman, who longed for privacy, confirmed that additional mobile policemen had been released to the council to help standard cops.