The violence, which stirred fear across the commercial district, also forced traders to shut down businesses as gunshots rang out in several parts of the area.
Tension has continued to escalate around the Ojoo area of Ibadan, Oyo State, following a violent clash between Yoruba traders and Hausa scavengers that reportedly left a commercial tricycle (Maruwa) operator dead and a young boy, who was said to be on his way to buy Indomie noodles, fatally struck by a stray bullet.
The violence, which stirred fear across the commercial district, also forced traders to shut down businesses as gunshots rang out in several parts of the area.
SaharaReporters gathered that the incident began on Tuesday night at about 11pm when a commercial tricycle operator reportedly went to withdraw money from a Point of Sale (POS) operator in the area.
According to eyewitnesses, an argument broke out after the transaction allegedly failed to reflect despite the POS operator claiming that cash had already been handed over to the tricycle rider.
