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War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by Gerarahere: 9:04pm On May 17, 2016 |
– Houses were burnt as
Yoruba and Igbo clashed at
Ladipo market area of
Mushin in Lagos state – Naij.com gathered that
Igbo traders clashed with
Yoruba in the area About 40 vehicles have been
burnt in the clash between
Yorubas and Igbos in Mushin
area of Lagos as the army and
police moved in to the quell the
violence. The wreckage of a vehicle Affected streets are
Odushina, by Oloje; Dramola
Street, Olapeju, Oshoro,
Akinwunmi and Ladipo Market. Residents in the affected
areas were said to have fled to
avoid being caught in the
mayhem. The streets have
been deserted as police and
men of the OP-MESSA took over. An Armoured Personnel
Carrier, APC, was cited in one
of the streets. A police source said he
counted 40 vehicles burnt and
several others with broken
screens. People have taken
refuge in their houses as
shops were hurriedly shut by their owners who fled to
safety. Trouble started when one
Agunleri, who is the Secretary
of one of the market unions
allegedly stormed an area
where Yoruba traders were
selling their wares and began to upturn the wares on the
guise that Governor
Akinwunmi Ambode was
coming to the area for a
function and that there was
need for the place to be cleaned up. One of the Yoruba traders, a
male was said to have
challenged him on why he was
upturning their wares. He was
alleged to have stabbed the
Yoruba man in the process. A source said other Igbo
traders were mobilized to the
scene and allegedly attacked
the Yoruba populace, burning
vehicles and destroying
properties. About 15 people were said to
have been stabbed and
rushed to the hospital for
medical attention while
policemen from the Rapid
Response Squad, RRS, police from Mushin division and
soldiers were drafted to the
area to maintain order. Another story had it that one of
the union executives went to
another part of the market to
collect dues from the Igbo
traders who resisted the move
which led to the crisis. The Yoruba man who went to
collect dues was said to have
been attacked, while other
yorubas in the area mobilized
to attack the Igbos. Police Public Relations Officer,
Dolapo Badmus when
contacted said she was in a
meeting, but confirmed the
incidence. Read our initial report of
the tragic incident below: Report of serious fighting and
gunshots between Igbos and
Yoruba in Ladipo area in
Mushin, Lagos state, has been
made available to NAIJ.com. According to a government
source, the Yoruba and Igbos
were currently fighting at Oloje
Street, Papa-Ajao, Mushin and
houses are being burnt. The source also disclosed to
NAIJ.com that a message has
been sent to the government
to intimate it about the brawl. It was gathered that the
government has been called
upon to take drastic action to
arrest the situation before it
degenerate into a full blown
war. Calls made to the Executive
Secretary, Mushin local
government, Jide Bello were
not picked while the Police
Public Relations Officer
(PPRO) Dolapo Badmus did not pick her calls. However, the Rapid Response
Squad, has been mobilized to
the scene to quell the violence. A top police source, who
craved anonymity confirmed
that houses were being burnt
as the crisis continued. The cause of the clash is not
yet known as at the time of
filing this report. |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by Gerarahere: 9:05pm On May 17, 2016 |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by DRISKLEF(m): 9:06pm On May 17, 2016 |
SMH, OP 4uckup sha...
No sauce? |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by kio052001(m): 9:10pm On May 17, 2016 |
op ur story no add up go back and find out what really happened simple abeg no vex 7 Likes |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by Mynd44: 9:17pm On May 17, 2016 |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by Nobody: 10:10pm On May 17, 2016 |
True!!! |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by EasternLeopard: 10:17pm On May 17, 2016 |
Op check for the real cause. |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by ChimaAdeoye: 10:23pm On May 17, 2016 |
how does that concern me? Nigerians should keep fighting and killing each other. If una don't want one country divide it! If you want "one naijerea" you must be ready to co-exist with other people you have willingly decided they will be your countrymen. |
Re: War In Mushin As Yoruba And Igbo Traders Clash by oduastates: 10:44pm On May 17, 2016 |
You were warned. You do not know better than your 9th century forefathers who built walls around their cities and celebrated festivals (Oro, ogun etc) to defend,strike fear in their enemies and mark their territory. Neither do you know better than the well fed,well educated and culturally liberal European. Europe and syrian refugees, you know what they did and her still doing ( building barriers to keep people out) Never try to accommodate outsiders you are incapable of integrating and assimilating. Growing up,all the people from exotic places were integrated and well educated children of mostly senior civil transferred down to yorubaland. Now you look around and it is not the same. |
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