Traders, Police trade blames over Nnewi market inferno

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Controversies have continued to trail Wednesday's fire that gutted the multi-million timber market in Nnewi, Anambra state...

Controversies have continued to trail Wednesday’s fire that gutted the multi-million timber market in Nnewi, Anambra state.

He said, “A combined team of security operatives made up of the police and vigilance groups arrived the market with about eight patrol vehicles and moved straight to an erosion site at the south end of the market in search of cultists, hard drugs sellers and consumers. A victim, Chief Dozie Egwuonwu lamented that he had just stocked his goods worth N3 million which were all consumed by the fire.On his part, Leader of the vigilance groups during the joint operation, Dr Maduka Atuenyi who doubles as the Chairman of Nnewi and Anambra South vigilance groups, absolved the police and other operatives from the incident, insisting that the suspects put on the fire to escape arrest.

He said, “The attention of the Anambra State Police Command has been drawn to a trending video clip which has gone viral in the social media showing a fire incident at Nnewi Timber market in which the recorder claimed the Nigeria Police Force as responsible. “Following the report, police patrol teams in conjunction with local vigilante group quickly mobilised to the scene and arrested four suspects on the spot.

 

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The new order is market destruction. Billions of naira burnt ....

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