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The picture was the same at the ancient Afor Umuaka and Nkwo-Orodo markets in the Njaba and Mbaitoli council areas respectively.
The non-availability of commercial vehicles on the roads for Umuahia, Enugu, Port–Harcourt and Onitsha bound passengers opened the gate for some drivers to make quick money by secretly loading and ferrying desperate passengers through the bush paths before linking with the main roads leading to their destinations.
Our correspondent, who monitored the situation, noticed the presence of armed soldiers who patrolled the major roads intermittently apparently to nip in the bud possible outbreak of law and order just as some residents were seen in groups discussing the situation and others merely stayed indoors. Some streets within the town were converted into football fields by idle youths, who played balls on them as there were no vehicles to disturb them.
A trader, Mr. Jude Isiguzo, told our correspondent, “My brother, I do not want to take any risk because these IPOB boys are dangerous and they can strike at any point in time, hence I have closed my shop.”
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