Hoodlums allegedly enforcing the one week sit-at-home order in Imo State, South East Nigeria have attacked the popular Orie Amaraku market, located in Isiala Mbano Local Government Council Area. The hoodlums in a viral video, burnt commercial tricycles, and cars, shot sporadically in the air at the market square which is located along Owerri Okigwe road. The incident, SaharaReporters gathered on Saturday morning, took place on Friday night. The development left hundreds of shops in ruins as several millions of naira worth of goods was destroyed in the market.
Sit-At-Home: Enforcers Burn Down Popular Imo State Market, Several Cars, Tricycles, Destroy Hundred Of ShopsThe development left hundreds of shops in ruins as several millions of naira worth of goods was destroyed in the market.
Hoodlums allegedly enforcing the one week sit-at-home order in Imo State, South East Nigeria have attacked the popular Orie Amaraku market, located in Isiala Mbano Local Government Council Area. The hoodlums in a viral video, burnt commercial tricycles, and cars, shot sporadically in the air at the market square which is located along Owerri Okigwe road.The development left hundreds of shops in ruins as several millions of naira worth of goods was destroyed in the market.The unidentified gunmen, in a short viral video seen by SaharaReporters, were captured burning and attacking traders in the market and commercial vehicles of residents who refused to obey the “sit-at-home” order.
Attempts by SaharaReporters to speak with the Imo State Police Command proved abortive as the Command's spokesperson, ASP Henry Okoye, could not be reached on telephone as of the time of filing this report. SaharaReporters.com is an outstanding, groundbreaking news website that encourages citizen journalists to report ongoing corruption and government malfeasance in Africa.
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