Shasa Market Crisis: 20 Buried In Ibadan, Thousands Flee Over Fear Of Reprisal
Hausa residents at Mokola area of Ibadan, the largest Hausa community in the state, were clustering over fear of violence to the area.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Feb 15, 2021
At least 11 people were buried on Sunday in the aftermath of Friday s altercation between Hausa traders and Yoruba at Shasa Market in Akinyele Local Government Area, Oyo State.
Also, up to 5,000 Hausa traders, women and children displaced by the violence were still taking refuge at the residence of the Sarkin Shasa, Alhaji Haruna Maiyasin, and the International Institute of Tropical Agriculture (IITA), in Ibadan.
The Sarkin Sasa, who spoke with
Daily Trust, said 11 victims were prepared for burial in his compound. A source in the Hausa community 20 killed persons were buried at the Akinyele Graveyard in the state capital.
The charred remains of 8 other people killed during the crisis were still at the police station in the Shasha area, as of Sunday evening.
“You can hear the noise, they are still here,” Alhaji Maiyasin told
Daily Trust by telephone. He said the refuges in his residence were up to 3,000.
Our correspondents report that there was still tension in the town and traders from both sides count losses.