New York News
The Northern Community in Umuchieze Cattle Market in Umunneochi Local government Area of Abia has appealed to Gov. Alex Otti to allow them to reside inside the market.
The traders, who are predominantly dealers in cattle, made the appeal at a news briefing in the market on Wednesday.
They also reacted to the government’s claim that it discovered a large number of decomposed and headless bodies as well as “countless skeletons” in the market located at Lokpanta in Umuchieze.
The governor announced the weird discovery during his Sunday’s parley with newsmen.
Otti, who had expressed concern over the state of insecurity at the Umuennochi/Isuikweato axis, said that the market had become a den of criminals and kidnappers.
He had insisted that the governmen