Gun-wielding hoodlums reportedly bombed the Izombe market in the Oguta Local Government Area of Imo State while enforcing every Monday’s sit-at-home order.
According to Daily Sun, sources said the incident caused uneasy calm as the traders and customers in the market scampered for safety.
One of sources said the gunmen had stormed the market, warning the traders of the implications of coming out on Monday for their business transactions.
The aforementioned publication reported that the hoodlums, angered by the traders’ disobedience set two vehicles ablaze in the market which caused serious pandemonium before bombing the market.
The source disclosed that everybody in the market sensing danger scampered for safety, while many attempting to escape danger got wounded in the process.
Meanwhile, in the midst of the commotion, traders in the market seeking safety got wounded while struggling for survival.
“They came and threw a local bomb inside the market, everybody started running for safety, they poured fuel on two vehicles and everywhere was in flame.”