Shasa Market Crisis: 20 Buried In Ibadan, Thousands Flee Over Fear Of Reprisal | Sahara Reporters

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Shasa Market Crisis: 20 Buried In Ibadan, Thousands Flee Over Fear Of Reprisal | Sahara Reporters Hausa residents at Mokola area of Ibadan, the largest Hausa community in the state, were clustering over fear of violence to the area oyostategovt READ MORE:

At least 11 people were buried on Sunday in the aftermath of Friday's altercation between Hausa traders and Yoruba at Shasa Market in Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State.

Also, up to 5,000 Hausa traders, women and children displaced by the violence were still taking refuge at the residence of the Sarkin Shasa, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture , in Ibadan. The Sarkin Sasa, who spoke with Daily Trust, said 11 victims were prepared for burial in his compound. A source in the Hausa community said 20 killed persons were buried at the Akinyele Graveyard in the state capital.

The charred remains of 8 other people killed during the crisis were still at the police station in the Shasha area, as of yesterday evening."You can hear the noise, they are still here," Alhaji Maiyasin told Daily Trust by telephone. He said the refugees in his residence were up to 3,000.

 

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Sad. How do we manage our diversity? Ethno-religious conflict is a lose lose situation.

Ha! My people in Mokola. Government should do something to this unnecessarily violent. Politicians are behind all these.

See them leaving in hundreds, and you think this will go unvisited ?

This I don't support, why will you be killing like you are killing flies... it sounds ridiculous

Lies, that my area o. but no such we're in peace here nobody will think of flee over. Besides you think hausa, fulani will runaway? They always ready for you.. 😂

We are watching them

During my Service year in Ibadan in 2017, I served at St Gabriel Secondary school,.. I always walk with fear around that Sabo Market in Mokola. The Hausa community there is very massive. Damn. I always knew a day like this would come.

oyostategovt A summary of sowore’s sahara reporter’s agenda . God will discrace u, Nigeria will heal. God bless Nigeria 🇳🇬🇳🇬🇳🇬

oyostategovt There's no Love💕 and Unity in this Country Disintegration of this expired marriage is inevitable we're just postponing an evil day. Let's have a refrandum or we should move away from this current system of Government,let every region control it's resources.

oyostategovt Poor man killing his fellow poor man. So sad

oyostategovt Hausas killed in Ibadan we are watching ?

oyostategovt There is a terrible problem with the leadership and security structure of Oyo State... 20buried? a whole market razed? Pathetic.

oyostategovt Blame Poor leadership before u call any tribe name' blame your leaders and fight them, Nigerians we are smarter than this same circle since our father generation. War can never be the answer if our leaders are sound minded

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