A bloody ethnic clash was averted in Lagos on Monday over the alleged murder of a youth by unknown persons in the Mile 12 area of the city.
The youth, said to be of Yoruba ethnic stock, was said to have been caught with items belonging to some Hausa people and was instantly murdered.
His suspected killers were said to have been apprehended as they were taking the corpse to the Lagos Lagoon to dump it there.
This sparked tension in the area, heavily populated by Hausa traders.
Alerted to the possibility of an ethnic clash, the police moved into the area on Monday afternoon and fired tear gas at groups of youths who were spoiling for a showdown.
The situation was eventually brought under control by the police.
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