VIDEO: Chaos Erupts in Onitsha Market as Traders Clash with Security Operatives

[NigerianEye - Nigeria] - 27/01/2026
Pandemonium broke out in Onitsha Main Market, Anambra State, on Tuesday when traders clashed with security officers enforcing the closure of the facility. 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. On Tuesday morning that armoured tanks and heavily armed policemen were deployed to enforce the market closure. However, traders stormed the facility later on Tuesday, attempting to (…)
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