Vice President Yemi Osinbajo has condemned the ethnic clash at Shasha in Ibadan, Oyo State.
He described the incident as unfortunate.
The VP said this this when he paid a condolence visit to late Lateef Jakande’s residence at Ilupeju.
“For decades, traders from the North have done business with their brothers from the Southwest and they have lived in peace and even inter-married. Shasha represents unity.”
Osinbajo warned against giving ethnic colouration to the crisis.
He said: “Shasha market has been a melting pot for traders bringing foodstuff from the North to the Southwest for decades.
“A disagreement arising between individuals or when a criminal act is committed by one against the other we must ensure that we see it for what it is, a criminal act, which must be punished according to law. Not an ethnic conflict.
“Every Nigerian has a constitutional right to live, work and enjoy their lives in safety, peace under the law.
“We must never take the law into our own hands, if we do, we will be promoting chaos, and a breakdown of law and order, and all of us especially the most vulnerable amongst us, will be at risk.”
Osinbajo urged community leaders to work together to preserve the brotherly co-existence “that our people from different parts of the country have enjoyed in Sasha market for several decades.”
