TENSION HEIGHTENS AS YORUBA, HAUSA TRADERS CLASH IN LAGOS
Tension is soaring at
Oke-Odo market along the Lagos-Abeokuta expressway on Sunday, leading to a
traffic lockdown in the area. One person has been reported to have sustained a
serious injury.
Vanguard correspondent hinted
that vehicles heading to Lagos from Sango in Ogun state and those moving to
Abule-Egba from Oshodi and other parts of the state were trapped.
According to eyewitness
account, trouble started Saturday night when traders at the market where food
items are sold reportedly clashed over an unknown issue.
It was further gathered
that the situation reportedly escalated on Sunday morning when aggrieved
traders started burning wares and make-shift tents. Security operatives were
reportedly deployed to restore normalcy in the market.
A source further disclosed
that the crisis started as a fight between Hausa scavengers and some cultists
known as Awawa boys which was perceived as an ethnic crisis.
The Police timely
intervention was said to have brought the situation under control.
No official statement from
the police has been revived as at the time of filing this report.
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