Gov Okorocha denies killing of people in Owerri market demolition

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The Imo State Governor, Rochas Okorocha has dismissed claims that security agents killed one person during the demolition of a market in Owerri, the state capital. In a statement by his Chief press secretary, Sam Onwuemeodo, Okorocha described the claim that a boy was killed by stray bullet as “wicked rumour.” The statement read: “It has come to our knowledge, the deliberate and Concerted effort being made by some elements who do not love Progress to use the relocation of the Ekeukwu Owerri market, to blackmail the government of the day and perhaps cause undue tension in the State. “These people who have refused or failed to appreciate the good of relocating Ekeukwu market Owerri to a more acceptable area have been dishing out rumours upon rumours including rumours of people being shot dead. These are wicked rumours. “The truth is that the Market is government’s Property and it is the decision of the government to relocate it to a better place and such action could not have led to such incident. “The Security Personnel around the market were there to ensure peace and they played that role professionally.