Motorbike riders (Okada) clashes with Deidei building material traders, several shops burnt
By Aluta News
Crisis hits Deidei building material market along Kubwa-Zuba express on Wednesday in Abuja
Aluta News gathered that the crisis broke out in Deidei after a trailer allegedly crushed a woman to death after she fell from a commercial motorbike and the traders burnt the motorbike and prevented safety officials from conveying rider to hospital for treatment
Some of the traders who spoke to our reporter under anonymity have accused the Okada rider of negligence which has led to the death of his passenger
Okada riders also alleged that their colleagues was unconscious as a result of the injury sustained from the traders attacks
Properties worth millions of naira were also destroyed during the unfortunate clash.
Business owners were seen running in pandemonium to close their shops for safety
Security operatives have been deployed and the tense situation has calm down
Aluta News put a call and text message to Josephine Adeh, spokesperson of the Police in the Federal Capital Territory.but has not responded to our calls at the time of filling this report
“some traditional leaders around Deidei which include dakwa, Jiwa and Zuba spent several hours calming down angry youth to prevent further escalations of the crisis to their communities
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