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Published 12:25 am
The violence that broke out at Sasa Market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State in February caught many traders and residents in the area unawares. Many traders who bought perishable goods that day at the market were caught in the web of the crisis. Lives were lost and property destroyed in wanton measures.
Residents of Ibadan and other areas became apprehensive because of the enormity of the violence. The Bodija Market International Market as it is called by traders is one of the popular markets in the state where traders and leaders quickly joined forces to ensure that what occurred at Sasa market was not recorded there.