Five arrested over Lagos market ethnic clash - Premium Times Nigeria

The police in Lagos have arrested five suspects in connection to the clash on Sunday between Yoruba and Hausa traders at Ile-epo market, Abule Egba, Lagos.Bala Elkana, the Lagos police spokesperson, said the fight started between a Hausa scavenger and an ‘area boy.’

According to a statement by Mr Elkana on Sunday, the area boy who carried some goods on his head was pushed by the scavenger leading to a fracas. “Arguments ensued between the two parties which led to an exchange of blows. Friends of the two parties joined in solidarity fight and other miscreants took advantage of the moment to steal and loot.”

“What started as a fight between two miscreants almost snowballed into ethnic crises, if not for the timely intervention of the lolice,” Mr Elkana said.

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