5 feared dead as traders, Okada riders clash in Abuja
By Kalu Nwokoro Idika
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Over five persons have been reportedly killed and houses set ablaze in a clash between traders and okada riders at Dei Dei, a community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).
An eyewitness said accident involving a bike man culminated to the bloody clash.
“Five persons that I know have been killed in this incident. We have been calling for security intervention to no avail,” said the resident who pleaded anonymity.
“We are really worried that this crisis is tilting towards ethnic dimension.”
Though, Newsband cannot independently verify the casualty figure but one of the affected persons confirmed that his house was torched.
The traders were said to have attacked the rider, whom they blamed for reckless driving which led to the death of the passenger.
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Okada riders according to reports moved to rescue their colleague from the attackers and the situation degenerated afterwards.
Another account has it that the driver of the trailer which crushed the passenger to death was attacked and some persons mobilised to defend him.
At the time of filing this report, security operatives have moved to the scene to prevent further chaos.
