By Daniel Tyokua
There is palpable fear at third avenue area of Gwarimpa Estate in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), as communal clash between the native youths and Hausa claimed two lives.
The residents confirmed that the crisis started last weekend in one of Gwarimpa’s shanties occupied mostly by the natives.
They said the clashes followed the alleged discovery that a native was an informant, revealing information of alleged illicit drug activities to security operatives.
Upon discovery, members of the affected groups were said to have attacked the informant, thereby escalating the situation.
In a reprisal attack, the groups had resorted to the use of various forms of weapon while residents and traders in the area scampered for safety.
Some traders were critically battered and injured in their shops.
One of the victim, Emmanuel Joseph
said, “I was just on my own when some of the boys came to my shop and started saying, I am one of them.”
Joseph is currently receiving treatment at the Federal Road Safety Corp Medical Centre, Gwarimpa.
The FCT police command in a statement by its spokesperson, Josephine Adeh confirmed the clash, which she said adequate personnel have been deployed to the area for safety.
