On Monday, a fight broke out between Hausa and Gbagyi natives in 3rd Avenue area of Gwarinpa, Abuja, leading to the death of three locals as several other persons were injured.
The clash, according to a Punch report erupted on Saturday when some tricyclists and drug peddlers invaded the Gbagyi-dominated community — Gwarinpa –to attack a suspected informant allegedly working with police.
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Yesterday, the Gbagyis avenged the attack and this resulted in the casualty recorded. Though, normalcy was restored to the area.
“This was followed by a reprisal by some Gbagyi people in the community, and about three people have been killed, while more than five people have been seriously injured,” a source said.
Some injured persons were admitted at the Federal Road Safety Corp Medical Centre, Gwarinpa. Medical practitioners at the FRSCMC confirmed that at least two people were killed during the clash, while others are in critical condition, and have been referred to the National Hospital.
The Acting Commissioner of Police, FCT Command, Ahmed Musa, yesterday, met with leaders of the Gbagyi and Hausa communities in the area to broker peace.
However, the command claimed one person was lost to the clash. It added that one person was arrested in connection, Josephine Adeh, spokesperson for the command disclosed this in a statement.
“The acting CP for the FCT, DCP Ahmed Musa, has met with traditional rulers of both the Hausa and Gbagyi communities in Gwarinpa at his office in the command headquarters to broker peace between both groups, deliberate on possible collaboration necessary to keep the youth in check and oust troublemakers in the communities.
“The fracas between the two groups which caused the grievous wounding of two youths who were conveyed to the hospital where one was eventually declared dead after attempts to attend to his wounds failed, led to the arrest of one suspect who is currently assisting the police in their investigations to ascertain the immediate and remote causes of the affray,” she stated.
