No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed and houses set on fire in a clash between traders and Okada riders at the Dei Dei area of Abuja.
A resident told newsmen that an accident involving a bike man led to the breakdown of law and order in the community.
“Five persons that I know have been killed in this incident. We have been calling for security intervention to no avail,” a source told Daily Trust.
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“We are really worried that this crisis is tilting towards ethnic dimension.”
The number of casualties could not be ascertained at the time of this report but one of the affected persons confirmed that his house was torched.
The traders were said to have attacked the rider, whom they blamed for recklessness which led to the death of the passenger.
The Okada rider’s colleagues reportedly moved to rescue him from the attackers and the situation degenerated afterwards.
Another account has it that the driver of the trailer which crushed the passenger to death was attacked and some persons mobilised to defend him.
It was also gathered that security operatives have moved to the scene to prevent further violence.
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