There was tension on
Monday in Sapele LGA of Delta after Hausa traders and Fulani herders clashed.
The altercation reportedly occurred at a market in Amukpe
along Benin-Warri road. The development led to the destruction of some stalls
at the market.
The confusion followed an alleged stabbing of a Hausa trader
by a Fulani herder. About 10 people sustained injuries during the altercation.
Speaking with journalists, Ibrahim Umoru, a Hausa trader at the market, said the herder mistook the Hausa trader for a thief.
Umoru said they retaliated to show the herders that “we are
not fools”.
“Maybe he [the Fulani man] thought the boy came to steal
from them. He did not ask why he (Hausa trader) was there,” The Punch quoted the
trader as saying.
“The matter came to us this morning and we cannot just sit
there and watch them attack us every time. We want to tell them that we are not
fools.”
The police have since put in place measures to restore order
in the area, it was learnt.
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