The Enugu State House of Assembly on Tuesday moved a motion of urgent public importance urging the Enugu State Government to demolish and evacuate the New Artisan Market situated along Enugu-Port Harcourt Expressway.
In his words, the sponsor of the motion, Chinedu Okwu, member representing Aninri constituency described the horrendous activities going on at the New Artisan market as worse than that committed in Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible.
“The New Artisan Market has become a hideout-zone for highly dreaded criminal activities, drug dealers, breeding of hooligans/terrorist, housing of Almajiris, prostitution centre/human trafficking, cultist activities and other vices,”
“Every blessed night at New Artisan has been verified as night of terror and devilish activities like the Sodom and Gomorrah in the Bible,” said Okwu.
Recall that the New Artisan Market also known as Ebeano Livestock market was closed down 2years ago by the Governor due to the brutal murder of a police officer who coincidentally is an indigene of the state.
The sponsor of the motion also prayed, “That the Commissioner of Police Enugu State should ensure that the perpetrators of these heinous crimes be arrested and made to face the full wrath of the law as a deterrent to others who may want to toe same line”.
In his contribution, Iloabuchi Aniagu, member representing Nkanu West constituency said, “The achievements of this administration can never be complete until this cattle market is destroyed”.
He further said that the atrocities recorded in this market, its location which is about 3 kilometers away from Independence layout, a high brow area within the Enugu metropolis, the Enugu State House of Assembly complex and the Enugu State Government house poses serious security threat to the state.
Edward Ubosi, Speaker of the House also lauded the motion praying that the State Government treats as urgent.
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