Soludo closes Onitsha market after traders obeyed IPOB’s sit-at-home order

The governor of Anambra state, Professor Chukwuma Soludo, has ordered the closure of the Onitsha Main Market for one week over the traders’ failure to comply with the directive to defy the Monday sit-at-home order.

The state government had vowed to take decisive action if businesses in the state as well as government officials continued to obey the sit-at-home order of IPOB.

On Monday, the governor while visiting the market, noticed most shops were closed in obedience to the IPOB directive. The governor immediately ordered that the market be shut down till Monday February 2.