Apparently, the cause of the fracas in the Abbattior/Kara area of Agege, was the alleged robbery of some Hausa men by some Fulani boys at a hotel in Kogiri. One trader who gave his name as Usman said the Hausa boys complained to their brothers and a complaint was filed before the Seriki Fulani Bello Damobapa, who allegedly took no action to sanction the boys.
Angered by the alleged silence of the Seriki, the Hausa boys were said to have stormed his palace on Tuesday night and vandalised three sport utility vehicles belonging to him, his deputy and secretary. In response, yesterday morning, a crowd of Fulani boys armed with sticks, bottles and cutlasses trooped to the railway lines where Hausa scrap collectors operate and started attacking people.
Usman said: “I usually sleep here but last night something just made me go home and I did. So I came out here around 7am and one woman told me to go back that Hausa and Fulani men were fighting.
"I crossed to the other side and I saw a large number of Fulani people who were carrying sticks with which they rear cattle, cutlasses and bottles. They were marching down, attacking anyone in sight and then the retreating Hausa men regrouped and confronted the Fulani group."
Apparently, the Hausa group called their kinsmen from other markets to reinforce them and this was headed by traders from Katangura, Agege and other markets. They subsequently chased the Fulani back into the abattoir complex.
Usman added: “By that time, the police and soldiers had not come. When they chased the Fulani people back, who went into the market and started attacking anyone they saw and they even attacked people who are not Hausa."
Police spokesman Dolapo Badmos, said four persons had been arrested following the fracas, adding that the fight erupted following the assault of a Hausa girl by a Fulani man. According to the police, only one person died in the violence that lasted for many hours.
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