Following intelligent reports that Boko Haram Agents may have sneaked intoImoState, disguising as Hausa Traders, security operatives were said to have stormedDouglas Road, Owerri to evacuate the illegal Hausa Traders selling wares on the road.
However, Imo Trumpeta was informed that the illegal traders resisted the security operatives with various forms of weapons, which led to fracas between the security operatives and the Hausa Traders.
This led to free for all fight along the busyDouglas Road, as commuters and car owners abandoned their vehicles and took to their heels.
An eyewitness told Imo Trumpeta that some Hausa Traders had left the usual Ama Hausa spot to set shops along theDouglas Road, where strange fellows have been milling around, arousing suspicion from the Traders at Ekeukwu Owerri who raised the alarm which attracted security operatives.
Sources said some of these young Hausa boys have no meaningful jobs and act strange to the observation of curious traders who alerted the authorities over the behaviour of these strangers.
It was in response to this call that security operatives swung into action only to be confronted by these illegal traders.
Before now, many inhabitants of Owerri and environs have observed the shocking influx of youths from the Northern part ofNigeria, toImoState.
While some of the youths engage in begging, some push wheel barrows, while the rest loiter around the streets of Owerri causing residents to raise fear over the dreaded Boko Haram insurgence.
When contacted on phone, the Imo Police Public Relations Officer, Vitalis Onugu said he was yet to be briefed on the incident.
