According to reports, The clash began after an Hausa trader stabbed
and killed an Igbo trader for reprimanding him after he urinated infront
of his shop.
They angered the Igbo youth and caused them to kill and burn the
Hausa trader causing the clash to escalate. – Meanwhile reports also
have it that a soldier shot and killed two young men yesterday. The
unnamed soldier in mufti, reportedly went to the abattoir to smoke
Indian hemp after which he refused to pay, claiming he was a soldier.
The situation led to a fracas with some boys in the area, who insisted
he must pay, without knowing that the man was a soldier.
The said soldier reportedly came to the abattoir yesterday with four
of his colleagues in a Hilux patrol van and started shooting
indiscriminately.
There was commotion in the area as butchers and those who came to buy
meat scampered to safety and when the shooting died down, a pig rearer,
identified as Ojukwu, was found dead. Shortly after, economic and
business activities were shutdown in the state.
It was gathered that some butchers that
sustained injuries as a result of the gunshots and sporadic shootings
were taken to different hospitals within the metropolis where they are
receiving medical attention.
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