Alex Otti orders opening of Ariara market in Aba

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Umuahia, July 17, 2023 – Abia State Governor, Alex Otti, has ordered the reopening of Ariaria International Market after security operatives barred traders from gaining access to the popular market in Aba.

A detachment of policemen from the Abia State Police Command were reported to have prevented the traders from opening their shops on Wednesday after gunmen killed two police officers near the market on Tuesday.

The Abia police spokesperson, Maureen Chinaka, had confirmed that an inspector and a constable were killed when the gunmen attacked the convoy of the Commissioner for Trade, Commerce and Investment in Abia, Chimezie Ukaegbu, on Tuesday evening.

The incident took place at the popular SAMECK Junction around Ariaria market.

Kazie Uko, Otti’s Chief Press Secretary, said the governor visited the market on Thursday, ordering the reopening of shops and calling for cooperation with security agencies in the state.

“Dr. Otti called for immediate cessation of hostility and reprisal against the traders following the killing of two policemen near the market on Tuesday by yet to be identified gunmen.

“The Governor while commiserating with the authorities of the Nigeria Police and families of the deceased policemen Called on the traders to cooperate with the security agencies in their search to root out the culprits.

“He ordered the traders to return to their shops and their business saying that the security agencies will be there to protect them,” he said.

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