Dimapur, Dec 18: A freight truck coming from Manipur side was set on fire in Nagaland on Saturday.

The incident came in the wake of the ‘ban’ imposed by the Southern Angami Public Organisation (SAPO) on members of the Mao tribe of Manipur from entering the Southern Angami-dominated area in Nagaland since December 15.

Saturday’s incident occurred at Vishuma under Khuzhama police station, Nagaland.

According to the police, individuals believed to be members of the Southern Angami Youth Organisation (SAYO) checked the documents of every Imphal-bound truck and detained a truck belonging to a member of the Mao community.

Later, the suspected SAYO members set the truck on fire.

An official team led by Mao MLA Losii Dikho accompanied by the top brass of the Manipur Police and Home commissioner took stock of the situation.

On December 7, SAPO announced the ‘ban’ in response to the “act of illegal aggression” by the Mao Council and the Manipur government in the ‘disputed’ Kezoltsa area along the Manipur-Nagaland border.