Photos: Samson Folarin and Gbenga DawoduTwo persons were feared killed and many others injured on Sunday as Yoruba and Hausa traders clashed at the Ilepo Market in the Oke Odo area of Lagos State.mistakenly hit a Yoruba man with the tray he was using to convey goods for traders.Soon, hoodlums from both ethnic groups took over the fight, which turned to a free-for-all.
Police teams consisting of the Rapid Response Squad, Lagos State Task Force on Environment and Sanitation Unit and Mobile Police, later calmed the situation and restored traffic flow, which had been stalled by the affray. Another official, who briefed a police team consisting of the task force chairman, Mr Yinka Egbeyemi, said the fight escalated after police intervention.
In the evening, some of the markets leaders, council and government officials and some witnesses converged on the Ilepo Police Station as the Divisional Police Officer held a meeting to resolve the dispute.“Three policemen followed some area boys to theBolar,
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