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.

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…

Bayo Lawal, the Oyo State deputy governor, on Wednesday confirmed that two people died during the clash that erupted in the...