Two Dead As Fulani and Yorubas Clash in Kwara

At least, two persons have been reportedly killed
and several property worth millions of naira
destroyed after a clash erupted between Fulani
traders and Yoruba natives of Oro-Ago in Ifelodun
Local Government Area of Kwara State.
It was gathered that some enraged youths
allegedly set over five vehicles and 10 motorcycles
ablaze during the melee.
A resident told newsmen in Ilorin, the Kwara State
capital, that the violence was allegedly fueld by
Fulani-Bororo settlers, who reportedly violated a
rule in the area that the settlers should never bring
arms, ammunition and fighting sticks from their
settlements to market on Oro Ago market days.
He stated that some armed Fulani traders came to
the market on Monday.
The source said the leader of the Fulani people in
the area, popularly called Sarkin Fulani,
surprisingly stormed the place where the
ammunition were kept with his people, carted
away the weapons seized by the vigilance team
and handed them back to the Fulani traders.
According to him, violent clash erupted between
the two camps, leading to breakdown of law and
order as weapons were allegedly used freely by
the warring parties.
Police Public Relations Officer, Kwara State Police
Command, Mr. Ajayi Okasanmi, confirmed the
incident but denied the claim that seven persons
lost their lives during the clash.
He claimed that two people were killed, adding that
his men have been drafted to the area to curb the
situation.
– dailypost