Apart from the many lives lost to the crisis, the ruins caused by the fight have been massive. Properties, including shops and houses worth billions of naira, were burnt while goods were looted in the market.
However, the irony is that both the Hausa and Yoruba people in Sasa and the environs are pointing accusing fingers at security operatives for allegedly taking side.
But a senior police officer in Ibadan, who does not want his name mentioned, said the blame game showed that security operatives intervened professionally.
“If the Yoruba people would accuse us of supporting the Hausa people and vice versa, it means we did our best. However, the bottom line is that some people simply want to cause ethnic violence and they found fertile ground at Sasa market,” he said.