This is contained in a statement on Wednesday in Abakaliki by the state Commissioner for Information and Orientation, Mr Uchenna Orji.
Umahi warned the people involved to desist from the transaction, noting that the state government would punish perpetrators. “It has come to the notice of the governor that some local government officials of Ebonyi Local Government Council are illegally selling lands and shops at Kpirikpiri Market. “The sellers and buyers should know that the market is within the capital and as such belongs to the state government.