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Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by gratiaeo(m): 9:13am On May 23, 2015

No fewer than 50 shops and two residential buildings located within the Oja-Oba market in Ado-Ekiti, Ekiti State capital, were burnt as the crisis between drivers and Hausa traders escalated on Friday.

The arson took place at about 2am in spite of the dusk to dawn curfew imposed by Governor Ayodele Fayose on Thursday.

Interestingly, the market, which is populated by people of different ethnic groups, predominantly Yoruba, is directly opposite the king’s palace.

As of press time, the police had yet to announce any arrest made in connection with the arson.

Traders cried uncontrollably on Friday, lamenting the loss of goods estimated to be worth several millions of Naira.

Security agencies had taken over the place on Wednesday to prevent the fight between the two groups from escalating.

Residents and workers living along Odo-Ado, Ajilosun-Ikere Road woke up to see thick smoke rising from the market.

Most schools in the city shut their gates to pupils while those that opened for the day before getting to know about the crisis had to hurriedly send pupils back home.

The panic message also got to banks and other commercial offices, which also shut their doors to customers.

Men of the state fire service had difficulty putting out the fire while major streets in the capital city were deserted as news of the crisis spread.

Truckloads of mobile and regular policemen as well as soldiers were immediately drafted on the orders of the state government to prevent escalation of the crisis and prevent massive looting.

The State Governor, Mr. Ayo Fayose, who personally led a security team that included the state Commissioner of Police, Mr. Etop James, to the scene, expressed worry at the turn of events.

Fayose ordered that four buses belonging to the state government be immediately mobilised to evacuate all Hausa residents (including women and children) in the city to an area called ‘Shasha’ along Ado-Ekiti/Ikere-Ekiti Road.

Many of the Hausa people that had been moved to the Mobile Police unit near the old Governor’s office were still being evacuated as of the time of filing this report.

Fayose said the Hausa community would be at the new location for the time being, and would be heavily guarded by security operatives.

The new CP told journalists in a separate interview that the police were on top of the situation, saying his men had been working tirelessly since the incident occurred.

The police boss warned trouble makers to steer clear of the state while law abiding residents should conduct their daily businesses without any fear. The crisis started in the night of Tuesday when a bag belonging to the wife of a chieftain of the transport workers’ union was snatched by unknown persons at Ijigbo-Old Garage area of the city.

It was learnt that the victim was allegedly raped by the assailants after dispossessing her of her belongings, a development that irked the drivers.

An eye witness said the victim’s husband reported the matter to members of the union after futile efforts to know the identities of the perpetrators.

http://www.punchng.com/news/ekiti-crisis-50-shops-two-houses-burnt/
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Nobody: 9:17am On May 23, 2015
Is dis the plan to make buhari's government miserable? Fayose is a crook, he is behind all dis , leave the Hausas alone .. If u guys lost to an Hausa doesn't mean u should do all dis bullshit
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by MCMLXXVI(m): 9:24am On May 23, 2015
Where are the Obas to tell the Hausa people in Ekiti to respect their "hosts" who have been "accommodating" them?
Abi liver no reach for that side?

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by kazmanbanjoko(m): 9:37am On May 23, 2015
Fayose caused dis upon himself. Pikin wey say him mama no go rest, him sef no go rest.

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by nwafuluozoh: 9:52am On May 23, 2015
Toothless and illiterate king. His palace should have been burnt down too.
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Trailblazer1(m): 9:55am On May 23, 2015
undecided
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by kennyman20(m): 10:00am On May 23, 2015
May God help those who lost their properties..



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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Trailblazer1(m): 10:01am On May 23, 2015
MCMLXXVI:
Where are the Obas to tell the Hausa people in Ekiti to respect their "hosts" who have been "accommodating" them?
Abi liver no reach for that side?

Who born any Yoruba oba to tell Hausas(the owners of Nigeria) such undecided
Yorubas say Igbos who have never started a fight in Lagos except when pushed to the wall are troublesome.
Now, they are at peace with hausas. undecided

Why are they so scared of the hausas but want to flex muscles with Igbos?

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by MCMLXXVI(m): 10:06am On May 23, 2015
Trailblazer1:


Who born any Yoruba oba to tell Hausas(the owners of Nigeria) such undecided
Yorubas say Igbos who have never started a fight in Lagos except when pushed to the wall are troublesome.
Now, they are at peace with hausas. undecided

Why are they so scared of the hausas but want to flex muscles with Igbos?

grin

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Trailblazer1(m): 10:07am On May 23, 2015
kazmanbanjoko:
Fayose caused dis upon himself. Pikin wey say him mama no go rest, him sef no go rest.
adeekiti:
Is dis the plan to make buhari's government miserable? Fayose is a crook, he is behind all dis , leave the Hausas alone .. If u guys lost to an Hausa doesn't mean u should do all dis bullshit
The fear of the North is the beginning of wisdom

See cowards looking for escape route

You are all afraid of picking a fight with your masters hence, you're looking for a scapegoat to blame.

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by dunkem21(m): 10:16am On May 23, 2015
Igbo people again?
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by dunkem21(m): 10:19am On May 23, 2015
Trailblazer1:

The fear of the North is the beginning of wisdom

See cowards looking for escape route

You are all afraid of picking a fight with your masters hence, you're looking for a scapegoat to blame.


Lol. I wonder why they are not here yet.

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Trailblazer1(m): 10:23am On May 23, 2015
dunkem21:
Igbo people again?
Why are these Igbo people causing problems anywhere they go?

They should learn to respect their host o grin

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Nobody: 10:24am On May 23, 2015
Why are yolobass blaming Fayose for the fracas.

Hausa killed people in Ilorin.
Hausas killed in Osun.
Hausa killed in Mile 2

Now Ekitii state has happened Yolobass started blaming Fayose, why not call out Hausas.

Where is Oba Lil Wayne of Lagoon let him come and see his visitors

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Nobody: 10:27am On May 23, 2015
Trailblazer1:

Why are these Igbo people causing problems anywhere they go?

They should learn to respect their host o grin

Sserious what ibos are doing in odualand is getting out of hand, why are yeebos not respecting their hosts, yheebos are a cursed, yebhoeee are troublesome

Where are they, after1, ilekeh, slideWAXIE, chiefnalowo, aresa, superstar1, codeslayer

Come and bash all these yeebhooes for not respecting their hosts

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by gratiaeo(m): 10:28am On May 23, 2015
adeekiti:
Is dis the plan to make buhari's government miserable? Fayose is a crook, he is behind all dis , leave the Hausas alone .. If u guys lost to an Hausa doesn't mean u should do all dis bullshit
kazmanbanjoko:
Fayose caused dis upon himself. Pikin wey say him mama no go rest, him sef no go rest.
Some people’s formula of reasoning just makes me shiver. Mentality is becoming more sick and sick. People known for violence at the slightest provocation has done what they are addicted to doing and people are here directing the cause to the Governor. Yoruba cowardice are legendary! Believe me you guys will not say the same thing if the crisis are between Igbo and Yoruba

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by BekeeBuAgbara: 10:29am On May 23, 2015
adeekiti:
Is dis the plan to make buhari's government miserable? Fayose is a crook, he is behind all dis , leave the Hausas alone .. If u guys lost to an Hausa doesn't mean u should do all dis bullshit
Is Fayose also behind the killings and destructions in Plateau and Benue?

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by gratiaeo(m): 10:31am On May 23, 2015
BuddahMonk:


Sserious what ibos are doing in odualand is getting out of hand, why are yeebos not respecting their hosts, yheebos are a cursed, yebhoeee are troublesome

Where are they, after1, ilekeh, slideWAXIE, chiefnalowo, aresa, superstar1, codeslayer

Come and bash all these yeebhooes for not respecting their hosts
Yeeboo and trouble

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Nobody: 10:31am On May 23, 2015
BekeeBuAgbara:
Is Fayose also behind the killings and destructions in Plateau and Benue?
google straight bros, happy weekend
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Nobody: 10:34am On May 23, 2015
gratiaeo:


Some people’s formula of reasoning just makes me shiver. Mentality is becoming more sick and sick. People known for violence at the slightest provocation has done what they are addicted to doing and people are here directing the cause to the Governor. Yoruba cowardice are legendary! Believe me you guys will not say the same thing if the crisis are between Igbo and Yoruba
u are silly sir, I refer ur statement back to u, ur mentality is so orubebe, u know wat I mean..for a northerner to jegadize u grin Oya keep louding it , SMH u dumb azz joker
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by BekeeBuAgbara: 10:41am On May 23, 2015
adeekiti:
google yahoo straight bros, happy weekend
Bros no google in China.
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Nobody: 10:43am On May 23, 2015
grin
BekeeBuAgbara:
Bros no google China.
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by worthytalk: 10:58am On May 23, 2015
Stop calling us Igbo. We are Biafra. I don't care what goes on in the zoo called Nigeria. On Biafra I stand!

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by dunkem21(m): 11:03am On May 23, 2015
Trailblazer1:

Why are these Igbo people causing problems anywhere they go?

They should learn to respect their host o grin


Since they don't want to respect their hosts, let's throw them inside the lagoon ..grin
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by luvmijeje(f): 11:18am On May 23, 2015
All these touts causing wahala are not ghosts, they belong to an association that has the backing of the government. Relocation without justice is rubbish. By now I'm expecting to be seeing pics of those touts that committed the crimes.
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by truefact: 12:05pm On May 23, 2015
The cowards have no mouths again, where are their obas, their doctors, the writers, their agberos, their e-warrios, their new papers, the blogers, their oversea spoke persons, and all their ranters

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Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by DiademSh07: 12:06pm On May 23, 2015
Trailblazer1:


Who born any Yoruba oba to tell Hausas(the owners of Nigeria) such undecided
Yorubas say Igbos who have never started a fight in Lagos except when pushed to the wall are troublesome.
Now, they are at peace with hausas. undecided

Why are they so scared of the hausas but want to flex muscles with Igbos?
But their Sabo got burnt too and they are being relocated!
So who's scared?
By the way, the Enugu massacre by the Hausa haven't been attended to!
Bunch of losers!
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by DiademSh07: 12:10pm On May 23, 2015
Trailblazer1:

The fear of the North is the beginning of wisdom

See cowards looking for escape route

You are all afraid of picking a fight with your masters hence, you're looking for a scapegoat to blame.
Attend to the trouble in Enugu first!
At least, the yoruba retaliated and relocated the hausas, same can't be said of the ibos in Enugu!
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by DiademSh07: 12:11pm On May 23, 2015
truefact:
The cowards have no mouths again, where are their obas, their doctors, the writers, their agberos, their e-warrios, their new papers, the blogers, their oversea spoke persons, and all their ranters
The real cowards are in Enugu who couldn't do anything while the hausa massacre the ibos!
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by DiademSh07: 12:14pm On May 23, 2015
BuddahMonk:
Why are yolobass blaming Fayose for the fracas.

Hausa killed people in Ilorin.
Hausas killed in Osun.
Hausa killed in Mile 2

Now Ekitii state has happened Yolobass started blaming Fayose, why not call out Hausas.

Where is Oba Lil Wayne of Lagoon let him come and see his visitors
Attend to the problem in Enugu first!
I haven't heard of any hausa relocation in Enugu!
Re: Ekiti Crisis: 50 Shops, Two Houses Burnt On Friday by Nobody: 12:31pm On May 23, 2015
BekeeBuAgbara:
Bros no google in China.
ok I will dash u one

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