Abia State Governor, Dr. Alex Otti, has restated his administration’s commitment to ridding the popular Lokpanta cattle market of criminals.
He is insisting that the market must be non-residential.
The governor made this known when he paid an unscheduled visit to the market, along the Port Harcourt- Umuahia- Okigwe-Enugu Expressway, vowing to protect and support legitimate businesses in the market, although he emphasized that people will no longer be allowed to live inside the market.
Governor Otti also inspected the ongoing perimeter fencing project, aimed at securing the market, which had been a hideout for perpetrators of violent crimes, including kidnappers, before they were dislodged by Operation Crush, the state’s multi-agency security task force.
He thanked the traders and their leaders for their cooperation and support to ensure that the government’s policy of securing the market and making it non-residential is realised.
