Hausa and Yoruba Clash leaves 20 people wounded

     PALPABLE tension yesterday enveloped Ado Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, during a violent clash between Yoruba and Hausa motorcyclists, known over union dues.

In the ensuing melee, 15 persons were wounded when the matter snowballed into a major crisis that nearly polarised the town between Hausa and Yoruba people.

The matter, which started at about 9.00a.m., as a minor intra-union squabble between two Yoruba and Hausa Motorcyclists at Atikankan area, the base of the Hausa/Fulani residents in the State, nearly snowballed into a full-blown ethnic clash, but for the quick intervention of the police and the state government.

A number of victims sustained injuries suspected to be machete cuts and they were being attended to at the Accident and Emergency Unit, EKSUTH, when newsmen visited the hospital.

The development paralysed commercial activities in the state capital, as Motocyclists, traders and some banks hurriedly closed down and stopped work for the day.

As at the time of filing this report, thick smoke was still emanating from the affected area from bonfires made by the okada Riders in solidarity with their affected members.

Commissioner of Police, Mr. Ibrahim Maishanu , who said nobody has been arrested in connection with the mayhem, explained that the matter started when an Hausa Motorcylist refused to pay N50 union dues, which ignited crisis between him and his Yoruba counterpart.

Maishanu said, on learning of the fracas, he immediately dispatched his men to the scene to curtail the situation, to prevent the matter from assuming a dangerous ethnic colouration.

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Posted: at 22-03-2012 08:34 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Thank God no death was recorded. We should learn how to tolerate each other. That is the way we can live in peace

Posted: at 22-03-2012 09:30 AM (12 years ago) | Upcoming

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Posted: at 22-03-2012 11:23 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

Oh...MY TOWN

Posted: at 22-03-2012 11:31 AM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

f*ck all dat aboki, f*ck all dos boko haram, f*ck dem all, for all dey av done in their land, they stil hav d guts 2 fight and argue in the south, they are all mad, mtcheeeeeew!

Posted: at 22-03-2012 11:40 AM (12 years ago) | Newbie

DEM DON DEY COME SMALL SMALL AS D WHOLE NORTH BIG REACH E NO REACH DEM DO THEIR KASALA AND BOMBING THERE ABI....IF NA FOR NORTH YORUBA AND HAUSA DEY FIGHT THE FIGHT FOR WORST PASS LIKE DIS OOO.....EVEN THEM GO TURN AM TO RELIGIOUS FIGHT TO INVOLVE IBO AND OTHER TRIBES INSIDE

Posted: at 22-03-2012 12:47 PM (12 years ago) | Newbie

NA TRUE YOU TOK MY BRODA...

Posted: at 22-03-2012 12:58 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

wahalai he no go better fr aboki...... aboki una no dey tire to kill? anywia una go na kill kill kil...... them use kiling swear fr una...... trouble na una middle name

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Posted: at 22-03-2012 01:04 PM (12 years ago) | Gistmaniac

Posted: at 22-03-2012 01:06 PM (12 years ago) | Hero

peace peace peace pls let it reign

Posted: at 22-03-2012 01:12 PM (12 years ago) | Upcoming