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2 killed, mosque burnt as Igbo, Fulani clash in Enugu

Updated Wednesday 25 January 2017 16:42
2 killed, mosque burnt as Igbo, Fulani clash in Enugu
There was panic in Enugu, yesterday, following the killing of two persons during a bloody clash between some Igbo and Fulani at Gariki Market, Enugu.

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Those killed were identified as one Ali, a Fulani man and Ifeanyi Ifeacho, an Igbo man.

An eye witness told Vanguard that trouble started in the market when Ali came from New Artisan market with a cow to slaughter in Gariki abattoir, where Ifeanyi worked as an attendant, following the closure of New Artisan market by the Enugu State government earlier this week.

According to the eye-witness, when Ali finished slaughtering his cow, he gave Ifeanyi N400 instead of the N500 fee for slaughtering the cow in the abattoir. Ifeanyi was said to have asked Ali to give him the remaining N100 but the Fulani man remained adamant, insisting that he would not pay any other money.

The misunderstanding degenerated to a fight between the two during which Ali pulled out a dagger and stabbed Ifeanyi severally on the stomach. Ifeanyi slumped and died on the spot. Ali was said to have attempted to escape but some traders grabbed and lynched him . The angry Igbo traders later mobilized and burnt down the mosque inside Gariki Market.

Meanwhile, normalcy has returned, following the deployment of anti-riot policemen to the market and environs even as the Enugu State police Spokesman, Superintendent Ebere Amaraizu, confirmed the story.

At press time, peace talk was ongoing between the Igbo and Hausa-Fulani traders in the market.
 

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