The members of pro-democracy and good governance groups, OurMumuDonDo Movement and Concerned Nigerians led by ace musician, Charles Oputa, a.k.a Charly Boy and Deji Adeyanju, respectively have visited the family of the 10-year-old boy allegedly killed by security operatives during the demolition of the Eke Ukwu Market in Owerri, Imo state. The boy was allegedly shot dead while the security operatives forcefully evicted traders of the market, following the orders of the state Governor, Rochas Okorocha. Boy hit and killed by stray bullet as police shoot to disperse protesters during Eke Onunwa market demolition in Imo state However, in a statement signed by Charles Oputa (Convener, Our Mumu Don Do Movement); Adeyanju Deji (Convener, Concerned Nigerians); Adebayo Raphael (Publicity Secretary OurMumuDonDo Movement) and Professor Chidi Odinkalu (Renowned Social Crusader), the pro-democracy groups who condemned the killing of the boy also urged the federal Government to launch an investigation into the circumstances surrounding the boy’s murder.
Story: Vanguard
The governor of Imo State Rochas Okorocha has been putting the people through untold hardship. Demolishing the markets and asking people to move to impossible places. How can a governor demolish village markets and ask the villagers to go to the next third or fourth village to buy things? Given the current economic hardship in the country, how can an old woman from Nwangele LGA go to Orlu LGA to buy vegetables for her soup?
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