Lucky Obukohwo, Reporting
There was pandemonium in Ogheghe Community in Egor Local Government Area of Edo State following the killing of a suspected yahoo boy identified as Chizi Benz by an Hausa boy in the community.
The killing has led to the injuring of several other persons as the youths in the area carried out a reprisal attack.
Chizi Benz was said to have been stabbed to death by a Hausa youth over a sour deal though the details of the deal were not available as at press time.
Sources said many ‘Abokis’ were injured in a reprisal attack while others fled for safety.
News of the killing spread to nearby communities of Uwelu along the Siluko Axis.
Hausa youths who do petty trading and rides okada closed their businesses and fled for safety.
It was said that the police operatives who were deployed to the area fired teargas to disperse the angry youths.
Confirming the incident, the Edo State Police Public Relations Officer, Moses Yamu,promised to furnish journalists details of their investigations later on.