Nigeria, Jan. 28 -- Protesting traders have blocked the popular River Niger Bridge in Onitsha over the temporary closure of Onitsha Main Market by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State.

The bridge links Onitsha in Anambra State, Nigeria's South-east,, to Asaba in Delta State, Nigeria's South-south.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Governor Soludo of Anambra State ordered the closure of the market for one week when he visited on Monday and observed that shops were closed for businesses in compliance with a sit-at-home directive.

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

The Anambra State Government, on Monday night, claimed, without providing details, that the illegal...