ABUJA – The Federal Capital Territory, FCT, was gripped by tension yesterday as wild rumours spread that a bomb had allegedly exploded at the popular Wuse market in Wuse district of the metropolis, culminating in its closure.

Vanguard’s investigation of the incident showed that tension started building up as early as 10am when some traders in the market (Hausas and Ibos) allegedly had a heated disagreement over the outcome of the presidential election held last Saturday across the country.

This resulted in some segments of the market getting rowdy and noisy. When the news got to the traders in the market that there was  violence in Kaduna State,  which led to the burning of the  office of the Independent National Electoral Commission, INEC, some of the traders, out of fear of reprisal attacks, started packing  their wares to avoid being caught in spill over effect.