BREAKING: Governor Makinde Orders Immediate Closure of Shasha Market

Due to the conflict between the Hausa and Yoruba residents, Oyo state Governor, Seyi Makinde has ordered the instant closure of the Shasha market in IBADAN.

He also reported that there should be a serious curfew in the area.

According to the residents, the crisis all started on Thursday when a Hausa man had an argument with a pregnant woman, which made a cobbler beside her shop very angry.

Further reports clarified that the cobbler approached the cart pusher Hausa man to know why he acted like that, and in the process, he was stabbed and dies in the hospital on Friday morning while receiving treatment.

A video of the crisis below

 

Governor Makinde, in a statement by the chief press secretary on Saturday, said that the Shasha market should be closed and there should be a curfew in the area.

The curfew is said to run from 6pm to 7am 

This statement also warns the people in the area to go about their business peacefully, and that anyone found causing any form of violence will face the wrath of the law.