Imo Market Demolition: Nobody Died in the Process - Governor Okorocha

Several persons, including the victims of last Saturday’s demolition exercise in Owerri, have condemned the stories put out by Imo State Government and security agencies, to the effect that nobody died in the incident. Speaking exclusively to Vanguard yesterday in his 23 Oguamanam Street, Owerri residence, Mr. Isaiah Ibeanusi, father of the slain Somtochukwu Ibeanusi, expressed regret that government and the Commissioner of Police, Mr. Chris Ezike, could feed the public lies. His words: “How can they say that nobody died in the incident, when my only son is now lying in the morgue of the Federal Medical Centre, FMC, Owerri? This is very sad. “My 10-year-old son and his

Mother of Boy Who Was Killed in Owerri Bursts Into Tears as PDP Members Visit (Photos)

The mother of the boy killed at the weekend during the demolition of the ancestral Eke Ukwu Owerre International Market, in the capital city of Imo state of Nigeria, Owerri couldn't hold back tears on Sunday, 27th August, 2017 after the Imo state chapter of the Barr. Charles Ezekwem-led Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) paid her a sympathy visit.

Rochas Okorocha Spills Blood of Innocent Traders at the Ancestral Eke Ukwu Market

Okorocha at the market waving and smiling after the death of the three protesters

A Governor that was once loved by the people has turned his back on them, unleashing great terror and affliction on his own.

That is the case of Owerri traders in Imo State who buy and sell at the popular Ekeukwu Onunwa market after three people were killed on Saturday by security operatives.

During the sad incident, a certain 10-year-old boy, Somtochukwu Ibeanusi was brutally murdered by soldiers from 34 Artillery Brigade, according to a report  by Punch. The incident happened while the victims were protesting the relocation of the Ancestral Ekeukwu Onunwa market by the state government.