Cattle dealers beg as Abia govt insists on flushing criminals out of regional market

Cattle dealers at the Lokpanta Regional Cattle Market have appealed to Abia State Government not to stop them from residing inside the market as the Government insists on flushing criminals out of the market.

He, however, refuted speculations in some quarters that Northerners were asked to leave the market, saying such narration was false. He requested that Government should give them accommodation , about 3000 to 4000 housing units if they were asked not to live inside the market again. The SA said that “Gov. Alex Otti is a detribalised Nigerian” and could not have given such a bigotry order.

He noted that brothels which were recently demolished in the market were found to be den of criminals.

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