Nigeria, March 17 -- Some traders at Oyeagu market, Abagana, have appealed to Governor Chukwuma Soludo to save their businesses from the plan to eject them from the shops they legitimately acquired from the local government.

The traders lamented the sudden ejection order issued under the guise of market reorganization, including the conversion of their shops to upstairs without recourse to them after occupying the shops for several years.

Among the over 60 shop owners affected by the order is Comfort Anunyaba, a 65-year-old widow who, amidst sobs, recounted her struggle to get the shop.

She recalled how she went through a lot to acquire the shop in 2005 and has been renovating it based on directives from successive administrations.

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