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Following cold-blooded murder of their colleagues and relatives in
Kano State in recent times, Igbo traders in the state,on Wednesday
staged a peaceful protest to express their displeasure over the killings.
The victims included Mr. Tochukwu Augustine Ilo who was killed by
the operatives of the Special Anti-Robbery Squad a week ago and Mrs.
Bridget Agbaheme, who was hacked to death by Islamic extremists hacked to death by Islamic extremists for alleged blasphemy.
According to Daily Post, the protest, which held amid tight
security by the police and other security agencies, commenced with the
closure of thousands of shops owned by Igbo traders in the different
markets in the metropolis as early as 6 00am.
Affected were the Abubakar Rimi Market, the Iron and Steel Market
in Kofar Ruwa, Kofar Wambai Market, including shops and small businesses
that line the streets of Sabon-Garri metro area.
Over 5,000 traders and businessmen converged at the Rumfa Primary
School, Enugu Road, Sabon Garri, Kano where the mourners assembled, Sun
reports.
Chairman of the Sabon-Garri Market Igbo Traders Association, who
addressed the press, condemned the brutal murder of his member, saying
he was a good man killed in bad taste.
Eze Ndigbo Kano, Chief Boniface Ibekwe disclosed the Emir of Kano,
Alhaji Muhammad Sanusi 11 had waded into the issue, assuring the traders
of the determination of the monarch to ensure that justice was done.
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