The incident that happened at about 4 pm on Tuesday was said to have been triggered by the killing of a trader popularly called Abdul.
One person has been reportedly killed while several vehicles and shops have been burnt following the killing of a trader by a member of the Wuse Market Task Force in Abuja.
The incident that happened at about 4 pm on Tuesday was said to have been triggered by the killing of a trader popularly called Abdul.
He was reportedly killed after being apprehended by members of the task for illegal trading in the market.
It was gathered that some of the traders allegedly operating illegally were arrested, handcuffed and put inside a bus near the police station in the market. They were also asked to pay a fine of N15,000 or go to jail.
Surprisingly Abdul was said to have stood up in the process to use the restroom but was reportedly shot at close range by one of the trigger-happy task force members.
The situation sparked a violent protest among the angry traders as a bus belonging to the Task Force and two other vehicles were set ablaze while two other cars were badly damaged in the process.
Meanwhile, a detachment of anti-riot policemen who were invited to restore peace were said to have fired teargas canisters into the market to disperse the protesters.
The tear gas reportedly made several shops go up into flames.
Gistcore gathered that the task force was notorious for the indiscriminate arrest of traders and extortion of money from them.
As of the time of filing this report, firefighters from the Federal Capital Territory were still battling to put out the raging fire that had engulfed part of the market.
Also, armed policemen have been stationed within and around the market to prevent looting and further breakdown of law and other.
Efforts to speak with the task force officials were not successful as they declined comment.
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