The Dei-Dei building materials
market along Kubwa-Zuba expressway has been set ablaze following civil unrest
in the area.
The crisis which has resulted
in the destruction of properties amidst clashes left people scampering for
safety, as three churches have reportedly been burnt down.
According to an eyewitness,
Friday Omeje, the riot started when a commercial motorcyclist had an accident
while his passenger, a woman, died in the process.
Mr. Omeje said: “I was
surprised when I saw people running for safety. What happened was that a
biker(Okada) carrying a woman had an accident and the woman fell on the express
when an oncoming vehicle ran over her and she died on the spot.
“So relatives of the woman
then called some military personnel who rushed to the venue and started
arresting Okada men, beating them, and burning their bikes. That was when the
whole thing escalated, and other Hausa guys picked it up.
“People on the whole of the
Dei-Dei axis were just running to pick their children from school after the
crisis hit the building material market.”
However, security operatives
have been deployed as of the time of this report.
The security operatives
including the Civil Defence, Police, and Soldiers had arrived at the scene. They
successfully dispersed the rioters even as rain further quenched the rising
tension around the area.
