According to eyewitnesses, the news of his death spread leading to a reprisal attack that saw two ethnic groups clash violently, destroying shops, food items, and other valuables in the market.
Students of the university are urged notto engage in any reprisal attack as such could lead to chaos and anarchy. "The command has commenced investigationinto the incident.
The bloody incident has forced residents of Owode Street and environs to flee their homes over fears of a reprisal attack. Hamburger is the Lagos State Treasurer of Tricycle Operators, a branch of NURTW.
Idris warned that while the death of the monarch, his family and orderly were painful, no one should engage in reprisal attack. The IGP, therefore, advised those aggrieved to be patient with the Police as investigation had commenced.
Reports claimed that the incident caused traders who had come out for their businesses to hurriedly shut down their shops, for fear of reprisal by the rival group.
In his reaction, President Muhammadu Buhari said that he received with deep sadness and regret, news of the recent killings which have been described as a reprisal attack perpetrated by suspected herdsmen. Mr.
Iran had retaliated with a reprisal attack on Israel. The war escalation had drawn reactions from the United Nations, the United States of America, China, Saudi Arabia, and other nations.
The attack in Benue state comes as a bomb exploded Wednesday in northeast Nigeria, apparently killing a police officer and sparking reprisal attacks by the military in the region, residents said.
It was learnt that the attack by the unknown gunmen could be a reprisal for the attack on Fulanis by the Gbagyi in Lambata village near Paiko on Thursday evening.
However, according to Lieutenant General Taoreed, the military intervention in the region has allowed citizens to resume their lawful business on Mondays without fear of reprisal.
In what seems like a daring reprisal attack, bandits loyal to an assassinated gang leader, Buharin Daji, killed eleven (11) Nigerian soldiers Tuesday night in Birnin Gwari Local Government Area of Kaduna State.
The development was said to have led to reprisal attacks in the area, leaving four persons dead almost immediately on the same day. Confirming the report, the Edo State Police Command Public Relations Officer (PPRO), SP.
It could be recalled that last week Monday, Governor Abubakar Atiku Abubakar of Kebbi State and security agencies averted reprisal attack of the Fulani community after a farmer allegedly killed a cattle rearer, Mallam Muhamadu Rabo, a 32-years-old