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A trader identified as Ifeanyi on Wednesday died, after slumping during an altercation with a fellow trader, one Eze Onuh, at the Utako Ultra Modern Market located in the Abuja Municipal Area Council of the Federal Capital Territory.

In a Facebook post, an eyewitness, Dr Uche Nworah, narrated that while no one was certain of what led to the fight, both men who sold underwear, exchanged blows, before Ifeanyi slumped and died, adding that Eze had been taken to the market police station.

The post read, “I called at Utako Market Abuja this morning to sort out my phone screen guard and a fight suddenly broke out between two Igbo brothers (Ifeanyi and Eze) who sell underwear. No one knows exactly what led to the fight. Blows were exchanged and Ifeanyi suddenly slumped and died. Eze himself has been taken to the market police station. Terrible thing anger in this challenging economic time.”

When our correspondent contacted Nworah on the telephone, he further stated that both men were said to be origins of Ebonyi State and may have been fighting over allotted spaces in the market before the incident occurred.

“I was at the market when it happened. They said they were brothers from Ebonyi State, and it was like they were fighting about space. When it happened, some of the other traders gathered there so I didn’t go close. They took Eze to the Market Police Station. But later, I saw two officers taking him away in a tricycle, maybe to the FCT Police Command. And they took Ifeanyi’s body to a hospital,” he said.

A trader who shares a stall with the late Ifeanyi, but declined to be named in this report, told our correspondent that other traders had made efforts to resuscitate him, and rushed him to the hospital, where it was confirmed that he was dead.

“I was not around. But when I returned, I was told some people fought, someone fell and they poured water to revive him. When they could not revive him, they took him to the hospital, and they said he was dead,” the trader said.

He added that the rift between both men had been on for over five years, noting that the fact that both men were into the sale of men’s underwear didn’t help matters.

“It was Ifeanyi who brought Eze here. Before, Ifeanyi’s goods were slightly different. But when they started selling almost the same brands, they started having contentions. They’ve been having the issues for nearly five years before today,” he added.

The Chairman, Dynamic GSM Association at the Utako Market, Isa Adamu Goma, said he was informed of Ifeanyi’s death, at about 9 am on Wednesday morning, adding that the altercation started after arguments about the demarcation between both shops.

“This morning, around 9 am, the management of the market called me and said something happened to my deputy, Mr Ifeanyi. They said that somebody had killed him. I asked who killed him, they said it was his neighbour, one Eze Onuh. They said he held Ifeanyi by the neck and was pressing it. People tried to separate them, but he refused.

“I had my bath and rushed to the clinic where he was taken. I met the police and they narrated everything to me before we took him to the mortuary. Then, I went to the police station and met the Divisional Police Officer. They asked him what happened, and he said it was just a little demarcation between both shops that caused the quarrel. There’s only a small board that separates their shop, and they accused each other of encroaching. That was when Eze grabbed him by the neck and then pushed him, and he fell. They poured water but he couldn’t be revived. Eze is in the custody of the police at the Utako Division until tomorrow, because they want his family to come first,” Goma stated.

Confirming the incident, the Public Relations Officer of the FCT Police Command, SP Josephine Adeh, in a statement made available to our correspondent, said operatives who responded to a distress call from the market at about 9:30am, arrived to the find Ifeanyi’s lifeless body on the ground, adding that the suspect was currently in police custody.

“The FCT Police Command has arrested one Onu Simeon following a fatal altercation that led to the death of Ifeanyi Chukwu at Utako Market, Abuja.

“On February 5, 2025, at about 09:30 AM, the command received a distress call regarding a fight in Utako Market. Police operatives swiftly responded to the scene, where Ifeanyi Chukwu was found lying unconscious on the ground. He was immediately rushed to the NNPC Hospital, Utako, by police operatives, where a medical doctor confirmed him dead.

“Preliminary investigations revealed that Simeon Onu of Anguwan Biggy, Jabi Daki Biyu, and one Ifeanyi Chukwu of Kuchigoro, Lugbe, had earlier engaged in a dispute over a space to display their goods for sale. The disagreement escalated into a physical confrontation, during which Ifeanyi Chukwu suddenly collapsed and lost consciousness. His remains have been deposited at a general hospital for further investigation, while the suspect, Simeon Onu, is currently in police custody as investigations continue. Further updates will be communicated in due course,” the statement read in part.

Meanwhile, the FCT Commissioner of Police, Olatunji Disu, has urged residents to “adopt peaceful means of resolving disputes”, adding that violence often leads to tragic and unpredictable consequences.

Source: https://punchng.com/trader-slumps-dies-after-brawl-in-abuja-market/

Why Fighting Inside Utako Modern Market Na

Vras kabandi ya arianda revskandi eri kashadi mros kabandi ish Kandi

Watch The Video Of The Fight - https://www.instagram.com/reel/DFspWadIDo_/?igsh=MW9vbjRtb21nYmMycg==

Ibos brother.

Quodseverismete:
Ibos brother.

Both Eze And Ifeanyi, The Dead Man, was from Ebonyi State.

Both Are Selling Underwear's - Pants And They Are Dragging Space To Sell Their Underwear's Which Later Lead To Fight In Utako Market......

BAD NEWS Is Shocked

dix market dat is always busy

Kasongo

No prize or reward was given to the "winner" of the fight.

IIGB0S killing IIGB0S is perfectly normal and they will still look for a way to blame Fulanis

Double wahala for deadi body

When I say Igbo hates Igbos this is another example. One goes out permanently, the other goes in for life or some quality number of years behind bars. That's -(minus) 2 headless mob.

Kolawole6427:
Am sorry i am in need of help even if it's with a job please i am suffering here with my family's since i had lost my job, and i tried every means to get another one but i didn't get it, and it has leaded to a lot of hunger for us with nothing to eat now Pleases try to help me and by grace of God you shall never fall in to the hands of your enemies and your haters.., And you shall never be a victim of an evils circumstances for all the remaining rest of your life amen, Pleased even if it's for us to eat with try to help for God sake

And this my accont, opay 81401939 33 A. A. A!

Go and do kaya job na.....you will see money to feed your family......and stop all these online Almajiri

This is serious.

If it were in "saner climes" the fight would have been about drugs or women or one person looked at the other the wrong way...
At least these were hardworking men trying to eke out a living under Tinubu

haabidah666:
I don't know why they name that market 'modern market',sh**t dirty place

You mean "Ultra mordern"😆
I wonder what mere "mordern" looks like

NaijaCoverBlog:
Why Fighting Inside Utako Modern Market Na

I don't know why they name that market 'modern market',sh**t dirty place

Ifeanyi brought Eze into the game with the understanding that they would be selling slightly different goods and therefore share their market space.

We don't who started to sell similar product but my guess is Eze who felt Ifeanyi who brought him, is a fool.

Na so kasala burst now Ifeanyi the helper is dead.

Help people, but don't bring them close to avoid risk of death. Na my own be that.

wiseone28:
1000 ways to die

u sef dey watch am 😂

Benwallt:
When I say Igbo hates Igbos this is another example. One goes out permanently, the other goes in for life or some quality number of years behind bars. That's -(minus) 2 headless mob.

this is pure hatred for a tribe but I think I love it been a proud Igbo man I love it when people show who they really are without trying to form as if we are angels I hope you are like this in person it least every body for know who be who I love it just keep it up

Some people walking about are already
dead death 💀

They are just waiting for someone to push
them or slap them, so that the person will
carry the burden They are leaving behind. 🤔

peterincredible:
this is pure hatred for a tribe but I think I love it been a proud Igbo man I love it when people show who they really are without trying to form as if we are angels I hope you are like this in person it least every body for know who be who I love it just keep it up

Say same in your brother's comments. If you wanna change the world, let the change start from your house. You can't laugh and nod your head affirmatively when your brothers drag other tribe in cesspit and play victim mentality when same are returned.

We all human, we both feel pain. What I said may weigh down on you, be sure I feel the same when I read same directed towards my tribe. You just don't expect me to fold and take it in without fighting back.

Hate begets hate as love begets love

DaddyCoool:
If it were in "saner climes" the fight would have been about drugs or women or one person looked at the other the wrong way...
At least these were hardworking men trying to eke out a living under Tinubu



You mean "Ultra mordern"😆
I wonder what mere "mordern" looks like

Ultra modern my foot

Nah one of the reason I dey stay away from physical fight be this. Eze who won the fight will spend a long period of time in jail.

Now Eze Onuh will go the jail or even prison for manslaughter.

You do not know the underlying health conditions of many people walking around. Some are even hungry, small slap and life will leave them.

... And all this was over space for selling underwears