Hausa trader 40 allegedly kill Yoruba driver 30-over N30 in Lagos

By Eric Patrick 




 riot started in Igando, Lagos, after a 40 years old  Hausa
 man Ibrahim Adamu allegedly killed a Yoruba bus driver -Lekan Adeleke. 

The duo reportedly  fought over N30 ($0.06, black market 
rate) which led to  the death of the driver - Friends of the deceased took to the street and attacked every Hausa
 man they could find It all started  on Monday, January 31, 
on Mojeed street, Igando Lagos.

Residents and family of the deceased reportedly blocked 
the street, made bon fire and chased Hausa traders out
 of the area.

According to a source told the ERICGOSSIP, the trouble started when the deceased had bought noodles worth N230 from the suspect’s son on Sunday, January 29, around 10.30pm.

He was reported to have paid N200 and promised to 
pay the balance of N30 the following day, which the 
suspect’s son refused.


The son allegedly reported to his father, Adamu, who 
became angry and attacked the 30-year-old Adeleke
 with a spiked plank.

The victim reportedly slumped and hit his head against 
the concrete edge of a gutter in the area.

A friend of the victim, Kehinde Akinduro, said Adamu 
had a kiosk where he sold confectioneries, while the son
 sold noodles beside the kiosk.

He explained that Adeleke had actually paid the balance
 of N30 to the suspect’s son.

He said: “He was joking with the boy that despite 
being a customer, he went and reported him to his father. 

They started exchanging words to each other. At this time,
 the son was already preparing noodles for me on the instruction of Adeleke.

“The next thing I saw was that Adamu, who was eavesdropping, brought out a spiked plank and hit
 Adeleke with it. I tried to explain to him that it was a joke, but he faced me and hit me in the leg. I sustained
 some injuries.

“When Adeleke saw that he could no longer handle the situation, he took to his heels. But the man followed him 
and hit him in the head as he tried to jump the gutter. He fell and hit his head against the edge of the gutter.

“When Adamu saw that he had become unconscious,
 he took him into his kiosk and poured water on his head.

 He was doing this when a large number of residents 
stormed the place. When he sighted them, he abandoned the man and ran.”

He said the suspect, speaking in Hausa, asked his son to
 flee in another direction.

“The boy escaped, but we were able to get Adamu. 
We called the police and handed him over to them.”

The mob was said to have destroyed Adamu’s kiosk 
and set it on fire after Adeleke died around 12am on 
Monday.

The police public relations officer, SP Dolapo Badmos, 
said investigations were ongoing.

She said: “It was a case of murder. One Adamu used a
 plank to hit a bus driver, Adeleke, in the head which led 
to his death. The corpse was deposited in the Mainland General Hospital morgue for autopsy."