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“The supporters of Obi, mostly Igbo youths, took off from the Water fountain, at Nwaniba, Uyo by 11 am and walked round the major Streets of Uyo metropolis before they converged at the Discovery Park, Udoma Avenue about 2 pm.”
*Street battle between Obidients & Ibibio youth
PEGASUS REPORTERS, LAGOS | OCTOBER 3, 2022
Rallies on major Streets of Uyo, Akwa Ibom State capital by supporters of the Presidential candidate of Labour Party, Mr Peter Obi on Saturday, October 1, turned violent as a tribal war ensued between Igbo and Ibibio people.
The supporters of Obi, mostly Igbo youths, took off from the Water fountain, at Nwaniba, Uyo by 11 am and walked round the major Streets of Uyo metropolis before they converged at the Discovery Park, Udoma Avenue about 2 pm.
* Timely arrival of police saved the day
However, things went awry when a tribal war started between Obi’s supporters, who are majorly Igbos, and the owner of the land generally called the Ibibio. In the ensuing fracas, some shops were touched before riot police squads were drafted in to curb the violence.
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