Traders were scappering for their lives when heavily armed men storm the market to disrupt their daily business.The armed men were, DSS, FSARS, and AVG with guns and machete carrying people's goods with order from Awka Govt House.
The problem started when his Excellency disguised himself and went to Main Market Onitsha for facts finding on certain dues that were being collected on his behalf. He found out that the market officials has turned the market to money making machine by allowing people to sell along the road and be taxing them on daily bases thereby causing hiccups for customers and motorists to operate within the market.
He called for a meeting and mandated that people should return to their normal positions with immediate effect from last week but on getting there today, the main market thugs harressed the uniform men with bottles and machete thereby causing panic within the market today.
The Governor instructed his men to make sure that people cooperate with the uniform men but Mr Sunday (aka) Okija and his men stopped the representatives from carrying out their duties.
According to an eyewitness, Mr Donatus, he cited Bright street as where the thugs collect 700naira on daily bases from each shop to GBO line as well as 400 naira for local Govt while 300 for White House and most of the thugs intimidates the traders into paying such amount.
He further stated, that the Chairman is nonchalant to the plight of the traders who spends some amount with or without sales. He also indulge the State govt to enforce the new rule and not be intimidated by the Chairman and his boys who are up to no good.
Some of the traders who are tired of being humiliated by them, welcome the idea and pray that His Excellency fulfill his promise and restore normalcy in the market cos the officials has turned the market to their own CBN that each person that works for the local Government submits 14,000 naira everyday.


Lala, Seun, please this needs to be in the front page cos my people are tired of intimidation and needs to be heard.

When you have a dullard has a president anything is bound to happen