PROTEST: Economic Activities Resume in Enugu

Economic and social activities returned to full swing in Enugu metropolis on Friday after a day of nationwide protest on August 1.

Residents of Enugu State did not join the protest, except for nine persons seen with placards in front of Enugu House of Assembly, they however stayed indoors, deserting the roads, streets and markets.

However, after the first day of the protest, streets and markets started bubbling on Friday morning.

A tour around the Enugu metropolis on Friday, revealed that economic activities returned to normal.

Ogbete Market, Kenyatta, New Market, and many other markets visited by our correspondent were filled with traders and motorists, who had come out in pursuit of daily living.

Also, banks, offices and street shops opened for businesses as more residents were seen on the streets.

However, soldiers have vacated the strategic places they occupied since Sunday after it was obvious that the people were not interested in any protest or violence.

A trader at Kenyatta Market Uche Usor, told our correspondent that he had to resume after it was obvious that there was not going to be any crisis within the state capital as a result of the protest.

“You know we stayed away from the market to avoid trouble. The way the noise of the protest was going showed that something sinister was going to happen.

“My brother, it was better to stay away and hear the story of what happened than you being the object of discussion and pity. But we thank God that there’s peace and I assured my customers that I will be in the market this morning and they’re coming,” he said.