Mayhem In Abuja: Okada Riders, Traders Clash, Shops, Houses Burnt

Category: Nigeria News

 

There was pandemonium on Wednesday at Dei Dei, a community in Abuja Municipal Area Council, Abuja as okada riders clashed with traders, with properties worth millions of naira destroyed.

It was gathered that a woman was reportedly knocked down by an okada rider which led to her death, sparking off massive clash.

Properties worth millions of naira were destroyed during the mayhem.

Videos on social media saw shops being set ablaze as large number of hoodlums were seen holding cutlasses.

The clash is assuming ethnic coloration pitching the Hausas and Igbos in the area.

Unconfirmed sources said five people have been killed in the clash.