An ongoing riot in Dei Dei area of Abuja has
claimed the life of five persons and caused the
destruction of over 35 vehicles sparked by a
motorcycle accident in the suburb.
An eyewitness, who narrated the cause of the riot to
our correspondent, said the fracas was ignited after a
motorcyclist knocked down a woman by the
roadside, who sustained serious injury.
This triggered a heated argument among onlookers
and sympathizers. In defense of himself, the
motorcyclist brought out a dagger and stabbed five
people.
This then necessitated counter reactions as residents
from "around the area began fighting in front of the
corner shops located by Tomatoes junction around
the Timber Shed," the source said.
One of the people who was stabbed in the head died
immediately fuelling more reactions which lead to
the death of four others.
Angry residents fought vehemently, smashing and
destroying cars as well as burning houses. This
threw the whole area into mayhem as business men
and women closed down their shops running for
dear lives.
A serious traffic gridlock has taken over the road
leading to the area as people are seen abandoning
their cars as they run for safety.
DailyPost learnt that Mobile Policemen and other
security agencies have been deployed to the area and
all is being done to restore peace. Meanwhile, some
of the security men are said to have also sustained
injuries in the process of quelling the unrest.
Efforts to get official reaction from the security
quarters could not yield any result as at press time.
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