Posted by Samuel on Tue 27th Jan, 2026 - tori.ng
In a viral video, the traders could be seen running around for safety while loud gunshots were heard from the market.
Pandemonium erupted at the Onitsha Main Market in Anambra State on Tuesday as traders clashed with security operatives enforcing the market’s closure.
Earlier, Tori News reported that Anambra State Governor, Charles Soludo, shut down the market on Monday over the continued adherence to the sit-at-home order by the Indigenous People of Biafra, IPOB.
The governor questioned why shops remained closed despite the peace and calm in Anambra.
Also, earlier on Tuesday morning Tori News reported that armoured tanks and heavily armed policemen were deployed to enforce the market closure.
However, traders stormed the facility later on Tuesday, attempting to gain access to their shops.
There refusal to obey the governor’s order led to the clash with the enforcers.
In a viral video, the traders could be seen running around for safety while loud gunshots were heard from the market.
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