Violence has erupted at the Onitsha head bridge in Anambra State.
The violence it was gathered, is as a result of the killing of a member of Anambra State Traffic Agency, responsible for maintaining traffic on the road by two hausa trailer drivers.
According to an eyewitness, the officer jumped into the vehicle for checks at Ihiala, 65km away from the head bridge, along the way the officer was killed and tied inside the vehicle. Unknown to them, an Okada man was trailing the vehicle, on reaching the Upper Iweka axis of Onitsha, the Okada man alerted the people, and the vehicle was stoppped, searched, and the officer was found dead inside the trailer.
The killing sparked violence and riots with Onitsha traders chasing out hausa indegenes.
Most hausas were seen in droves taking cover at the Army Barracks in Onitsha, while others are running to Asaba, a neighboring State.
Meanwhile the Police and Army have deployed their men to the troubled area.
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