Nigeria, Feb. 15 -- The Nigerian Police has deployed its intervention and stabilisation forces to Oyo State to restore law and order after the ethnic crisis that affected parts of the state capital.

The police stated this in a statement on Monday by its spokesperson, Frank Mba.

Mr Mba said the forces would reclaim the public space, reinforce security and bolster public confidence in the areas affected by the recent crisis in the state.

PREMIUM TIMES reported how several people reportedly died in an ethnic clash between Hausa and Yoruba ethnic groups last week.

The crisis was triggered by an alleged stabbing of a Yoruba cobbler by a Hausa cart pusher in Sasha market, Ibadan.

To forestall breakdown of law and order in the market and it...