According to Benjamin Hundeyin, the state police command’s spokesperson, the ruckus occurred when the whole Alaba decided to close down so that traders could register for their PVC.
This resulted in a mob at the Ojo Local Government registration site, and to make matters worse, only one registration terminal was operational.
According to him: “First, this wasn’t about Igbos. These are the true facts behind the trending videos. The entire Alaba International Market decided to close the market today to enable the traders register for their PVCs. A phased closure would have been better. Consequently, the Ojo Local Government venue of the registration was besieged by a mammoth crowd. The situation was made worse by the fact that only one registration terminal was working. One of the people who came for registration made trouble and was challenged by those around.
