The Baale of Shasha village, Chief Amusa Ajani, on Friday said those ascribing the creation of Shasha market to Hausa communities are liars who do not know the history of the market.
He said,"Over 60 years ago, the Federal Government was trying to get a specific space of land with certain qualities for IITA. This is where they were able to get it in Nigeria. So, they approached us to leave the place but we said no because they had driven us away from Eleyele, which made us relocate to the University of Ibadan.
"They paid town planners and we were given this place with an agreement that they would not come to our place to disturb us. So we asked them how our wives were going to cope because, at that time, they used to go to the markets at Oja-Oba, Sango, and Mokola, which were far from here, so the white men said they would build a market for us.
"After that, there was a crisis involving pepper sellers in Oja-Oba area of Ibadan. They were chased away from Oja-Oba because of crisis, and the current Seriki Shasha approached Mrs Bolarinwa to get him a market for his people. So the woman promised to take him to a market in her care which was Shasha market.
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......doesn't belong to them.
The best way to remind strangers that they are not the Legal owner of where they are staying is to fix a yearly bill for them, no matter how little.. even if it is 1k per year, Let them be paying it as a reminder to them and generation to come that the place they are staying....
800m Paid to bandits by fg within how many hours? Abeg, what led to asuu strike? If only asuu has been smart to kidnap people, I guess ui students won't be having 2 semesters jam-packed into one. We don offend person In this kauntri I swear😔
Interesting vernacular story of origins. However, Shasha Market cannot be reduced to a single narrative. I grew up knowing the market to be the 'fruit/veg hub' of the SW & much of these (tomatoes, peppers, onions, etc) came from the North. Shasha Market isn't a single entity!
Kidnapping is now a lucrative business in Nigeria & our government are keeping mute about it. We now run a system where the military will confront peaceful protesters & ignore bandits with AK-47. Any government that can't protect her citizens should resign Follow AGreatNigeria3