By Isah Aliyu Chiroma
Three have been reportedly shot dead when traders took to the streets on Wednesday morning protesting the sealing of their shops by the State government for not opening for business on Monday.
However, the protest is said to have turned violent, with at least three persons reportedly shot dead with many injured.
Video clips show lifeless bodies of two young men and of a lady.
Security forces were said to have been deployed to disperse the protesters. It is, however, unclear who fired the shots.
The Police Public Relations Officer, PPRO, Enugu State Command, DSP Daniel Ndukwe, in a statement made available to journalists, said normalcy has been restored, adding that the peaceful protest by the traders was hijacked.
Ndukwe said: “The initially peaceful protest was hijacked and made to become violent.
“Traders in the market and citizens alike have been pleaded with to remain law-abiding, peaceful and cooperative, while using approved channels to express their grievances.
“Full-scale investigation has been initiated on the orders of the Commissioner of Police, while further development, especially as it concerns reports of casualties being circulated, will be communicated as soon as possible, please.”
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