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We re Being Harassed, Treated Like Animals By Enugu Government Hausa Traders
Ugwuanyi had on Wednesday convened a meeting with leaders of the Huasa community and directed the traders to be relocated to a temporary site.
by SaharaReporters, New York
Apr 25, 2021
There was palpable tension over the weekend at the Artisan market in the Enugu North Local Government Area of Enugu state following an instruction by Governor Ifeanyi Ugwuanyi to eject occupants of the market, predominantly Hausa people, from the area.
The traders who claimed to have spent over 16 years in the market alleged that they were being harassed and treated like animals by the government.
Enugu govt warns against destruction of Miliken hills, other natural heritage
The Enugu government says such illegal activities could trigger landslide, other environmental hazards
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The Enugu State Ministry of Environment and Mineral Resources has warned individuals, communities and authorities that are involved in the ongoing destruction of the Miliken hills’ natural heritage, especially behind the new Enugu State Infectious Disease Hospital, formerly known as Colliery Hospital Enugu, and other hills in the state, to desist from further plotting, allocating and destruction of the state’s natural heritage.
The warning was contained in a statement by the Commissioner for Environment and Mineral Resources, Chijioke Edeoga, who stressed that “failure to adhere to this warning will attract severe action of the state government”.