Xenophobic Attacks: Police Secure Kwara Mall

– The police have have taken over the Kwara Mall, housing Shoprite over xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

– Some angry customers were locked in arguments with the police for asking them to leave the mall forcibly

– The incident later resulted to the arrest of one Yusuf, whose wife owns a shop in the the mall, called Chronicles

Men of the Nigeria Police Force, Kwara Command, have taken over the Kwara Mall, housing Shoprite and other businesses to prevent possible reprisals following xenophobic attacks in South Africa.

Ekohotblog.com gathered that the police on Tuesday, September 5, were deployed to the mall, on Fate Road, Ilorin, to forestall any breakdown of law and order.

Some angry customers were locked in arguments with the police for asking them to leave the mall forcibly.

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The incident later resulted to the arrest of one Yusuf, whose wife owns a shop in the the mall, called Chronicles.

As other shop owners were making a case for the release of Yusuf, some soldiers in two Hilux Pick Up buses arrived the mall.

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Not long they arrived, they were seen leaving the mall, as one of them was heard speaking to someone on phone, confirming the presence of the Police at the scene.