No be small matter o! For Anambra state, the gentry wey dey run the show no wan play again. Commissioner of Police, CP Ikioye Orutugu, don show face for Onitsha Main Market level. Dem don send security operatives to enforce the one-week market closure wey Governor Soludo yan last week.
As e be, Soludo don gree say make dem close the market because traders no gree follow the government order wey say make dem forget Monday sit-at-home wahala. Na Monday as Soludo gather im peeps and go check the market, he drop the bombshell. Now, Onitsha no go hustle for one full week!
Tuesday, when market suppose dey open, wahala start. Security people don turn the market to as they dey barricade everywhere. Na so we see armored vans and police trucks dey block important areas, no be small! People wey dey waka no fit enter, traders dey vex, and protests don start to burst out.
Wednesday, the situation don dey hot. Some residents and traders block the Asaba-Onitsha Expressway wey dey connect to River Niger Bridge for minutes as dem express their anger. But you know say police no dey slack, dem show up come clear dem from road. Na so dem begin follow CT (calm tactics) for the matter as CP Orutugu dey lead the show.
As Orutugu show for the market area on Thursday, e call am ‘security assessment tour’. You know wetin that mean? E dey check how police and other security force dey manage the situation. Him talk say na to keep public order and ensure say everywhere dey safe. E no wan make any wahala happen for inside Onitsha.
In case you no sabi, CP Orutugu talk say, “The security situation for Onitsha dey calm and under control.” E still talk say they dey take all necessary step so traders, residents, and anyone wey dey pass fit rest well for the area. If you be trader wey dey hustle for the market, e go beta for you later, but for now, na just correct compliance with the Gov’s order.
As e dey be now, the tension don cool small, but traders wey dey feel the heat go still dey find how to cope for this one-week wahala. Na so market life be sometimes. As dem dey look for solution, we go dey keep our eye for corner. If anything drop, we go dey here to gist you my people!
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