MAGAJI
So visible was the redness in Magaji’s eyes with mix of madness as he led his gang to his rival’s stronghold taking them by surprise. They abruptly sent men to hiding as they brandished their machetes, hit the aluminum kiosks and the doors with their wooden rods chanting self-praised expressions and calling out their rivals to come and face them; “Yau karyarku ta k’are!” (your boastful pretension has ended) “ Ku fito idan kun haifu! ” (come out if you were born rightfully) “ Yau barzahu za tayi baki ”(afterlife is expecting you). Unprepared members of Attaura’s gang resolved to depend their domain with the little preparation and before you could say jack, the air was reeked of smoke, sweat and bloodlust. It was a fight from both side with ferocity and deep aggression, screams of men and clashes of machetes would be heard as the atmosphere became darkened. The brutal fight left five people dead, one from Magaji’s camp, three from Attaura’s and one an innocent passerby. Not to m...