Sampang Police chief of operations Comr. Danuri told the Jakarta Globe.
Danuri added that four Shiite leaders were asked not to return home because of police fears that their presence might incite further conflict.
The Shiites, originally from Nangkernang village, had been taking shelter at a football stadium since an attack by hundreds of Sunnis, who burned their homes, a mosque and a school on Dec. 29 2011.