A man has narrated how violence would have erupted today at Onitsha Main Market in Anambra state after a Hausa man allegedly fought with a group of Igbo men following a disagreement. Ekwegbalu Nnamdi who witnessed the incident - took to Facebook to narrate what happened. Read below;

An ordinary incidence would have deteriorated into a violent demonstration today in Onitsha Main Market. And the incidence was as follows: a certain Hausa man allegedly was said to have been beaten by a group of Igbo men, reason being that he allegedly threw a metal pipe at a group of persons merely because they had asked him to carry his load with ease. Angrily some of those men resorted to fighting the Hausa man.

The Hausa man however, speedily ran to the barracks to bring military men. The soldiers without hesitation landed in the market and bundled a certain unsuspecting man into their truck. The man allegedly wasn't part of the incidence, but was unlucky to have been found at the scene of the incidence as of the time the soldiers arrived.

In response to the action, the people demonstrated that truly "Igwebuike" {Unity is Strength}. They quickly rallied round the military truck and refused that it would bundle this innocent Civilian to the barracks with them.

The soldiers however started threatening to invock violence. The matter would have gotten exponentially worse, as the people were determined to see to it that the worse happened, citing the injustice which daily is being meted on the Igbo race: from Boko Haram attacks, to the onslaught by Fulani Herdsman. They then wondered, how it is that these soldiers who were heavily armed responded quickly, merely because it was there fellow Hausa who brought the complaint.

As the tension continued to escalate and more people gathered to the scene, whereas the soldiers were equally undeterred. The chairman of Onitsha Main Market, Chief Ikechukwu Ekwegbalu swiftly intervenened, by descending to the arena like a Lion, requesting that the matter be brought to his office without delay, and with wisdom presided over the issue.

Long story cut short, the man was eventually not taken to the barracks as planned. Lesson to learn, when there is a strong leadership it acts as a deterrent to chaos. But then a point to ponder: Do these soldiers really react this speedily when a man who is not their kinsmen brings a report of an injustice to them or was it merely motivated by ethinic sentiment?

Source; https://www.nationalhelm.co/2018/05/man-reveals-what-happened-after-fight-between-hausa-man-and-igbo-men-in-onitsha.html

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...and tomorrow someone will say the Igbos hate Hausas, why won't there be hatered when there are clear cases of favoritism, people will continue to call IGBOS names but de fact remains that the Igbo man is de only man who has seen de other side of an Hausa man, how can we be one Nigeria when we see some people as friends and brothers while we see others as enemies

Nah just little clash sef

Fighting is a good thing ordained by God and justified by the holy books (Bible and Quran). The first clash in history started with God from heaven.

Let me read the post first to know if am commenting offpoint or not.

Offpoint please don't quote me

What will Yoruba Muslims say

The Army is for the 95%.


You people already have Boys Brigade and IPoB.

Please manage.

Every little incident is now an 'ethnic battle', when and how did we get here!!

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Why would the useless Abboki go to invite military? is this not a civil matter they should have called police?. Thanks to the brave Igbo guys You cant intimidate an Igbo man. Meanwhile in another story,q Abokki arrested Afonja iman in Ilorin inside the mosque while he was preaching on how to get their state taken over by Abokki, he is still under detaintion inside cell.

The othe Oba is still in prison for 2yrs counting in t!e hands of Abokis

Hmm

Ndigbo!

Ogonimilitant:
Why would the useless Abboki go to invite military? is this not a civil matter they should have called police?. Thanks to the brave Igbo guys. Meanwhile in another story Abokki arrested Afonja iman in Ilorin and he is still under detaintion.

na so dem dey behave
as if igbo man wey dey kano Don carry soldiers come for them


anyway

igbos no wan gree again....this rubbish is getting out of hand

Sarkin:
SIGH...

I DON'T KNOW WHY SOME PEOPLE (I WON'T TAG ANYONE) ARE FILLED WITH HATE!!!

THEY JUST DON'T LIKE PEACE AND NEVER WANT TO LIVE PEACEFULLY IN A PEACEFUL AND SANE SOCIETY...

ANY SMALL THING THEY'LL SAY "IT'S BECAUSE HE'S YOUR KINSMAN" BETTER GROW UP YOU PEOPLE.

WATCH AS SOME RETARDS WILL SPEW CRAP ON THIS THREAD NOW.

AND OP CAN'T YOU PASS YOUR MESSAGE WITH ATTACHING ETHNIC SENTIMENTS?

Yoruba man be a man and be specific

Kneephy:
Ndigbo!

Very stubborn set

Wetin Aboki dey do for Onitsha sef. don nor dey fear death?

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na so dem dey behave
as if igbo man wey dey kano Don carry soldiers come for them


anyway

igbos no wan gree again....this rubbish is getting out of hand

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Keep quiet

ariesbull:


Yoruba man be a man and be specific

Trying to bring Yoruba into the matter won't save you.

Sarkin:
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Keep quiet

una still dey do this rubbish because gej was a soft idiot.

Gv somebody like me power and i will make sure the northern soldiers stay in north and southern soldier stay in south. Let me see how u cowards go talk again

Strikethem:
Trying to bring Yoruba into the matter won't save you.

only the hausa fool needed saving bro. The great Igbo tribe are no push overs

Mad thing

Can't we all just cooperate and live in peace? The country is already hard na... Wedding MC

Years back, similar case happened in Uyo...The way the Nigerian army protects the Average Hausa/fulani man leaves something to ponder upon....

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Hmm, this problem would have escalated into something else if not for the unity of the people. Although it shouldn't be a tribal bout


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firstly, this is an abuse of the military. an insult to the Nigerian military. that the military would be called to a trivial case like this is abhorring. this is a chairman's case.

secondly, the reporter is biased. we do not know what happened really. some igbo men are known to display hostility toward northerners or other tribes who do not speak igbo. they feel superior to everyone and want to get the first seat and they insult people for no reason.

thirdly, this might chase many customers away. igbo men make a lot of cash from hausa customers.

everything is translated into tribe and racism. I do not see it happening here. the hausa man does not speak igbo and the mob might have scared him. if I were the one i would definitely do the same. because the people in that onitsha market act too wise and too aggressive.

i love the way they stood up against the military and this is a warning to other clients that the military does not have the ultimate power. they will surely try to solve the issues before it escalates.

but where is the chairman's presence all along? all customers should know who to report to when they face unfair treatment. the reason this case got to the chairman's office is that the military got involved. would the chairman have paid any attention had the military not come?

is there a hotline that customers can reach to report any challenge?

is the chairman's office at a visible range or central location that customers can easily reach?

the fact is that the chairman allows traders to sell fake good and write fake invoice. many people have fallen victims to onitsha marketers. they all know but they think that they are smarter than everyone else. when one is faced with a case like that only the military intervention is sure.

you can quote and insult me but the truth never changes.

the one that hausa man did is worthy of an announcement. but the crimes committed in onithsa market daily is called wisdom. the fake goods and fake drugs sold there to kill people. why is no one reporting it?

if you stand up to military provocation against one igbo man, what stops you from standing up against the thousands of innocent people dying from fake goods and fake drugs produced in onitsha market?
that is what honesty is all about i guess.

Dem dem sha...