Officials in Central African Republic say the country’s security forces have arrested at least 11 men including those belonging to the anti-balaka Christian militant group.

Officials in Central African Republic said Sunday that the men have been transferred to the capital city of Bangui's main prison after being detained during a disarmament program on Saturday.

Justice Minister Isabelle Gaudeuille failed to identify the suspects.

The arrasted group is the first batch of people taken into custody by the government of transitional CAR President Catherine Samba-Panza.

The Central African Republic spiraled into chaos in March last year when Seleka fighters overthrew former president, Francois Bozize, and brought Michael Djotodia to power. Bozize fled the country after his ouster.

However, the country plunged into deadly violence when Christian armed groups launched coordinated attacks on the mostly Muslim Seleka people last December.

France invaded the Central African Republic on December 5, 2013, after the UN Security Council adopted a resolution giving the African Union and France the go-ahead to send troops to the country.

The sectarian violence has reportedly killed over 2,000 people since last December, and forced about one million people to flee their homes.