Another ethnic conflict has resulted at Iyana Ejigbo region of Lagos State as the Chairman of the Tricycle Owners and Operators' Association...
of Nigeria (TOOAN), an auxiliary of National Union of Road Transport Workers (NURTW), Iyana Ejigbo branch, who is essentially distinguished as Oke, was wounded to death by an Okada rider percieved to be a Hausa man.
The issue has degenerated into Hausa-Yoruba conflict in the zone as the Yorubas have begun assaulting the Hausas in counter after the victim was affirmed dead early Friday morning.
It was accumulated that Okada rider, who is still everywhere, had messed up around 11pm on Thursday and hit the TOOAN chairman in the process.
The Chairman allegedly warned him and cautioned him against taking wrong route.
An observer, who addressed Reporters, said out of pride, the Hausa Okada rider went to pick his blade, returned to the person in question, cut him and fled.
He said the victim who was raced to the medical clinic, later kicked the bucket.
This was affirmed by the DPO of Ejigbo Divisional Police Headquarters, CSP Akinsola Ogunwale who said he was at the scene to prevent the casuality about to set in among Hausas and Yorubas as the Yorubas have begun assaulting the Hausas on Friday.
The DPO said the victim passed on in the emergency clinic since he lost a lot of blood.
At the point when reached, the Lagos Police Public Relations Officer, SP Olumuyiwa Adejobi said he was at this point yet to be spoken to about the issue.
