[UPDATED] DeiDei riot: 5 dead as Igbo traders, okada riders clash in Abuja

No fewer than five persons have been reportedly killed and houses set on fire in a clash between traders and okada riders at Dei Dei, a community in Abuja Municipal Area Council (AMAC) of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT).

IDOMA VOICE reported earlier that problem started following an accident involving a bike man.

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“Five persons that I know have been killed in this incident. We have been calling for security intervention to no avail,” a resident who pleaded anonymity told Daily Trust .

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“We are really worried that this crisis is tilting towards ethnic dimension.”

The traders were said to have attacked the rider, whom they blamed for recklessness which led to the death of the passenger.

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The okada riders colleagues reportedly moved to rescue him from the attackers and the situation degenerated afterwards.

Another account has it that the driver of the trailer which crushed the passenger to death was attacked and some persons mobilised to defend him.

Security operatives have moved to the scene to prevent further violence.