- A mosque was burnt in Enugu following an inter-ethnic clash at a market
- A Fulani and an Igbo were killed in the fracas
- Anti-riot policemen were deployed to the scene
An
inter-ethnic clash in Gariki Market in Enugu state has resulted in the
death of two people which also resulted in the burning of a mosque.
Naij.com earlier reported about the fracas which occurred on Thursday, December 29 was also confirmed by the police public relations of officer of the command Ebere Amaraizu.
Vanguard reports that the duo who died was one Ali, a Fulani man and Ifeanyi Ifeacho who is an Igbo man.
An
eyewitness said Ali came from New Artisan market with a cow to
slaughter in Gariki abattoir following the closure of New Artisan market
by the Enugu State government earlier in the week.
There
he asked Ifeanyi who worked as an attendant to slaughter the cow and
subsequently paid N400 instead of the N500 that was charged in the
market.
It was reported that Ifeanyi had asked
for the rest of the money but the Fulani man refused and it degenerated
into a heated fight.
Ali subsequently pulled out a dagger and stabbed the Igbo man repeatedly until he slumped and died.
Ali reportedly tried to flee but was
intercepted
by traders who beat him to death. Later angry Igbo people
regrouped and set fire to mosque inside Gariki Market.
The
police spokesperson said: “Two persons were confirmed dead yesterday in
the course of a clash between an easterner and a northerner over an
alleged misunderstanding that arose between them at Gariki Awkunanaw
market.”
Normalcy was returned to the market following the deployment of anti-riot police.
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