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One killed as Yoruba and Hausa traders clash in Lagos market
At the Oluwole Market in the Ogba neighbourhood of Lagos State, Yoruba youths and Hausa traders reportedly got into a fight that resulted in one death and numerous injuries.
Sources claim that the conflict began on Thursday night, February 22, 2024, and persisted through Friday, even if the cause of the altercation cannot be independently verified.
It was said that the deceased, only known as Abbey, had sustained injuries during the altercation.
The Daily Trust claims that when the dead broke up a fight between two Hausa males, an unidentified person stabbed him, leaving him in a pool of blood.
It was gathered that the young man bled profusely before he gave up the ghost, sparking a reprisal between Yoruba and Hausa in the area.
The reprisal attack led to the destruction of food items including peppers, and onions, sold by Hausa traders
Commercial activities in the market were also crippled.
A resident of Ogba, who simply identified himself as Christopher, told the Nigerian Tribune; “We just got the information on Thursday night that we should stay away from the Oluwole Market area,”
“We thought that everything had been settled but today, they started again and started throwing different dangerous objects at one another
“Many people, who had earlier opened their shops quickly closed their shops but they have opened now
“It took the intervention of policemen from the RRS (Rapid Response Squad) to douse the tension.”
