The Oyo state police command has denied rumours about the death of 5people in Bodija market today. 

The Police Public Relations Officer, Bisi Ilobanafor while speaking with  CEOafrica said that there was no human clash at Bodija. 

The PRO said that the command had earlier got an information that the Hausas and Yorubas were about to clash when the state commissioner of Police Mohammed Ndabawa invited their leader for a peace meeting in his office to resolve issues that are capable of causing mayhem in the state. 

She said that after the meeting with the CP both  leader agreed that there will be no form of violence or clash but the youth on receiving the report of peace began to protest. 

She noted that only pepper and beans were destroyed that no one was equally injured. 

Bisi Ilobanafor said that CP Ndabawa immediately informed Area Commander in Agodi to deploy more men to ensure peace in that area of the state.  

The command however warn journalists to desist from sensationalising the incident that anyone found reporting iciting stories will made to provide proof. "He who asserts must proof". 

Meanwhile the caretaker chairman of Ibadan North local government Hon. Idris Lapade has sealed Bodija Market over the poported clash between the Yoruba and Hause community trading in the market. 

The chairman in a statement issued in Ibadan said that the Local government had to seal the place in order to forstall any form of crisis in the market area. 

He however called on the parties involved to desist from such else the law will take it course. 

Our correspondent gathered that all the beans seller had agreed that they will no longer sell a particular type of beans called Oloyin following the killing of their colleuges few months ago in Maiduguri by suspected Boko Haram Member. 

An eyewitness said that some beans seller who went to purchase Oloyin from the Northern part wanted to offload it from the truck when some angry youths vowed to cause Mayhem if the truck of bean was offloaded.