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Onitsha Demolition. Pix: Starconnectmedia
About 150 illegal livestock shops have been demolished in Onitsha, Anambra State for failure to relocate to markets provided for them by the government.
The demolition, which took place along Iweka -Ochanja road was carried out by a joint task force from Onitsha South and North Local Councils of the state.
The task force, who stormed the area with bulldozers, cleared the blocked drainages caused by the traders doing business along the way.
Chairman, Onitsha South Local Council, Chief Joseph Emeka Orji, who led the operation, said the traders had earlier been issued with quit notices, but they refused to comply with the order.
He said: “We gave them more time to relocate to the market provided for them, but they were adamant about it. So those days of grace have passed and we have to move in, and do the needful.
“We got a temporary place at Akunnia Njoke Street where they can stay and be doing their business, but none of them relocated and we have no apologies for this action.
“They have defaced the place and they cause so much obstruction of traffic. Whenever it rains the entire place becomes a sorry sight, and this is not what we want in Onitsha North and South Local Councils.
“This demolition is a joint action by the two local councils, though the area is in Onitsha North council, but we have to come together and work as a team.”
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