Nigeria, Aug. 7 -- A man and his wife have been abducted in Ivo Local Government Area of Ebonyi State, Nigeria's South-east.

The couple's abduction followed a crisis between Ezza and Ihe people in Ishiagu Community in the local government area of the state.

The incident happened on Saturday.

PREMIUM TIMES gathered that the Ezza and Ihe people had a disagreement over ownership of farmland which resulted in the crisis.

The couple were said to have been attacked in the farmland, but the identities of the attackers were unclear.

Sources said that trouble started when a male indigene of Ihe was stopped by some boys when he wanted to fetch a pig feed during a burial of a youth in the area.

"It was a personal matter that escalated. So, whe...