Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- A member of the House of Representatives from Abia State, Obi Aguocha, has criticised Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State for temporary closure of the Onitsha Market over traders' compliance with a sit-at-home directive.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Governor Soludo of Anambra State ordered the closure of the market on Monday, when he visited and observed that shops were shut in compliance with the illegal order.

The illegal order is often enforced by a faction of the outlawed Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB).

The governor's action has triggered heavy protests by angry traders in the state who, on Tuesday, backed the Monday sit-at-home directive in honour of the IPOB leader, Nnamdi Kanu.

In a statement...