A brutal clash broke out today between Hausa and Yoruba dwellers in Igbo-Olomu, Ikorodu area of Lagos, Southwest Nigeria over transport fare between a Hausa Okada rider and Yoruba passenger.
The clash which left the area deserted was reported bloody as traders, residents fled into their houses, with dangerous weapons being freely used.
It was gathered that the clash reportedly began at Baale/Ola Imam area of Igbo-Olomu which started after an Hausa okada rider rode a Yoruba passenger to the area.
The Yoruba man, it was learnt, refused to pay the fare which resulted in the altercation, which further degenerated into an ethnic clash.
An eyewitness in the area who said he fled into his house with his family, stated that Igbo-Olomu was now like a ghost town as residents fled into their houses to avoid being caught in the clash.
Residents have started calling their loved ones who went to work not to come home or to be careful as the clash was still on.
When contacted, the Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Lagos State Police Command, Muyiwa Adejobi said he could not hear what the reporter was saying as he was in a noisy environment, scene of the gas explosion at Baruwa area of Lagos.
But a top police source said policemen had been drafted to the area to maintain peace.
The town police chief added that the Commissioner of Police, Hakeem Odumosu had ordered the police to get the community leaders in the area in a bid to resolve the crisis.
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