Police in Osun State, South West Nigeria, have reacted to the reported deaths of three persons during a clash involving some Hausa youths and indigenes of Iyere village in Atakumosa West Local Government Area of the State on Monday.

But, the spokesman of the Nigeria police, Osun State Command, Mr Mustafa Katanyeyanjue who confirmed the report, said the incident happened around around 9:35pm on Monday, at Osu one Baguga.

He said, said only one life was lost in the crisis where a non-Yoruba settler allegedly stabbed 27-year-old Tope Kayode to death over a yet-to-be-established reason.

But, the Punch reports that Three lives were lost in the clash and hinted that the issue that led to the crisis was not known as of the time of filing this report.

TheNewspad can reports that market stalls mostly belonging to Hausa and Fulani traders were razed down during the clash.

A resident of Igila, an adjourning Community to Iyere, Olaide Agboola, in a chat  with our correspondent, said residents of Igila got wind of the clash in Iyere around midnight when some people that escaped from the scene of the violence entered the village.

Agboola said from the account they gave, a yet-to-be-identified Fulani man and a Hausa man were fighting and an indigene of Iyere town, who owns a store nearby intervened to prevent the matter from escalating.

“Unfortunately, the peace maker got killed and he was a Yoruba man. Some residents, in reprisal killed two Hausa youths. That was the cause of the crisis. And it lasted all night.

“Roadside stalls and markets were completely razed. Goods worth several millions of naira were lost to the crisis. Policemen and soldiers have arrived the town and everywhere is quiet now,” Agboola said.

 42 total views