I’ve Been Killed Financially’: Trader Alleges Anambra Govt Demolished His Onitsha Shop Over Sit-At-Home

 In a viral video, the distraught trader was seen throwing himself to the ground at the site of the demolition, expressing devastation over the loss of his livelihood.

Atrader at Onitsha Main Market has lamented the destruction of his shop and goods, claiming the demolition was carried out because he observed the Monday sit-at-home protest following the imprisonment of Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB) leader Nnamdi Kanu.

In a viral video, the distraught trader was seen throwing himself to the ground at the site of the demolition, expressing devastation over the loss of his livelihood.

He said his shop, reportedly stocked with goods worth millions of naira, was among several levelled after traders failed to open for business in compliance with the sit-at-home order.

“I have been killed financially. My shop was demolished with all the goods inside. My boss only settled me this January to start up again, and now everything is gone,” the trader lamented, fighting back tears as he recounted the loss.

"Governor Soludo wants me to go and start armed robbery after destroying my legitimate business which he or his government did not start for me."

The trader claimed that the enforcement action followed directives aimed at compelling traders to open their shops on Mondays despite the long-standing sit-at-home protests in parts of the South-East.

The protest, which began in 2021 in solidarity with Kanu, the IPOB leader, has significantly disrupted economic activities across the region.

Governor Chukwuma Soludo of Anambra State has repeatedly vowed to end the sit-at-home order, describing it as harmful to the region’s economy and enforced through fear and intimidation.