LESS than two months after four members of Ibadan
Foodstuff Sellers Association were killed by gunmen in Borno State, 10 traders
were allegedly killed by gunmen suspected to be members of Islamic sect on
Friday.
This is just as the president of the
association, Alhaji Musliudeen Olalekan Azeez, called on the Federal Government
to save their members from incessant attacks.
Azeez, speaking with journalists at
the Bodija Market, on Monday, said they learnt that their members, 10 of them,
were among the over 60 people killed by people suspected to be members of the
Islamic sect.
Eight of those allegedly killed were
said to be traders at Bodija Market, while two others were from Orita-merin
Market, also in Ibadan.
Azeez informed that the executive
member of the association had ensured that some shops were under lock and key
in Bodija Market, as they mourned the killing of their members.
Acording to him, majority of the
victims were beans seller and they had gone to Borno State to purchase the food
items before they were killed at Mugunu area of Borno State.
It will be recalled that four members
of Bodija had been allegedly killed on May 5, 2013.
Confirming the report, the Public
Relations Officer (PRO) of the market, Mr Akeem Emiola, said the sad news was
relayed to them on Friday through a telephone conversation by one of their
customers, adding that “since then, we have been making contact with the
families of the deceased.”
He gave the names of those killed as
Seye Adegboyega, Jelili Popoola, Ojo Mosobalaje, Fatai Kareem and Femi
Oyetunde.
Others, according to him, are
Ninalowo Saheed, Saburu Lanlehin, Lekan Oladokun, Sola Adeoye and Nurudeen
Lawal.
He said two of the traders, Alhaji
Ibrahim Ademola and Taoheed Azeez, narrowly escaped death.
Emiola disclosed that their corpses would be received tomorrow by the executive members at the Oyo end of the Ibadan/Ilorin Road
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