Enugu State Government, Thursday, demolished Kenyatta Building Materials Market in Uwani-Enugu, Enugu South Local Government Area of the state.
When a PREMIUM TIMES reporter visited the area, excavators and manual labourers were seen demolishing shops in the market. Several traders struggled to remove their goods from the shops, while others were busy loading their goods into waiting trucks. He said the growing population at the demolished market was affecting the development plan of the area.Mr Onoh said the area was originally allocated to the National Youth Council of Nigeria but was converted into a market by the traders.
“They told us that they were coming, since last two years, and we were waiting for them to give us time, and suddenly they came today and started demolishing our shops,” said Mr Okonkwo, whose two shops were demolished.Another shop owner, who accused the leadership of the market of sabotage, lamented that they have lost millions of naira due to the demolition.A notice of the lawsuit and a court injunction was seen pasted on one of the buildings in the market.
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