There was pandemonium in a section of Lagos as a clash between Yoruba and Hausa indigenes at Oluwole Market in Ogba, Ojodu Local Council Development Area of Lagos State, on Friday morning forced residents and commuters to scamper for safety.

Commercial activities were halted in the market following the clash as residents of the area and motorcycle riders were seen hurridly deserting the major theaters of the clash for safety.

According to an eyewitness, the clash started on Thursday night when a young man, identified as Abbey, settled a quarrel between two Hausa men and was allegedly stabbed by an unidentified man, leaving him in a pool of blood.

Abbey, a Yoruba man was reportedly bleeding profusely before he gave up the ghost, sparking a reprisal from the Yorubas on Hausas in the area. The reprisal attack led to the destruction of food items, including peppers and onions, sold by Hausa traders.

While the Lagos State Police Command’s spokesperson, SP Benjamin Hundeyin, is yet to issue any statement on the incident, some police vans were seen in the market in an attempt to stem the clash and restore normalcy.