Nigeria, Feb. 2 -- Traders at the Onitsha Main Market partially resumed business activities on Monday following a threat by Governor Charles Soludo of Anambra State to extend the initial closure of the market.

PREMIUM TIMES earlier reported that Governor Soludo ordered the closure of the market for one week when he visited on 26 January and observed that shops were closed for businesses in compliance with Indigenous People of Biafra (IPOB)'s sit-at-home directive.

A faction of the outlawed group had initially enforced the illegal sit-at-home.

The Anambra State Government last week claimed, without providing details, that the sit-at-home costs the state about N8 billion per week.

Mr Soludo's action had triggered a protest by angry trad...