A 10-year-old man child has been reportedly shot dead at Owerri, the Imo province capital, later safety men opened burn on protesters during the demolition of pop Eke-Ukwu market.
According to Reports Afrique, problem started when traders at the marketplace attempted to halt the demolition leading to sporadic shootings past times the safety personnel leading to many deaths caused past times stray bullets.
A nurse who industrial plant amongst the Federal Medical centre inwards Owerri narrated the ugly ordeal the infirmary is faced amongst inwards aid to victims of gun wounds from the incidents on her Facebook page stated thus: “What a world! What a country!, what a govt! I had an emergency illustration this morning, l rushed off to FMC owerri despite the construct clean upwards exercise. At FMC, equally my patient was been attended to. The infirmary turned into a state of war machine infirmary where several people amongst bullet wounds were rushed in. Their stories- Army Men at unopen to Ekeonuwaa Market past times Douglas shot them. I was all the same trying to hide when a 10yr erstwhile man child was rushed in. The man child had left their describe of piece of occupation solid to larn together with aid his woman raise pack their wares. H5N1 bullet from a trigger happy Army human being hitting the boy. H5N1 skillful samaritan rushed the the man child exactly it was soooo late. An exclusively boy of a_ trying to live family. Every 1 inwards Fmc this morn has cried out their eyes. Ohh God aid your Children”
Recall that the State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has been inwards a protracted motility to relocate the marketplace from Douglas route to a unlike location of the city. The governor has presented his illustration citing the traffic problems constituted past times trading activities at the pop Douglas route equally 1 of his reasons.
The overstep cost has reportedly right away risen to three.Right - Father of 10-year-old man child shot dead inwards Owerri today past times @PoliceNG over demolition of Eke Ukwu marketplace #OwerriShooting pic.twitter.com/y2JdRu4Gym— Reports Afrique (RA) (@reportsafrique) August 26, 2017