PANIC AS OYO DEMOLISHES SHOP IN POPULAR IBADAN MARKET. (PHOTO).

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 Panic as Oyo demolishes shop in popular Ibadan market Panic gripped residents and traders of the popular Ojoo market in the Akinyele Local Government Area of Oyo State as the government demolished scores of shops and kiosks in the area, on Thursday. The PUNCH gathered that the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development had served the traders quit notice a long time ago but they refused to move out of the market. The Chairman of the market,  Muhdeen Ganiyu, fondly called Elewedu, however, told our correspondent that the quit notice was too short but the executive members of all the affected markers would meet after the demolition exercise. “The quit notice was too short. All executive members of all the affected markers will soon meet. So, I cannot say anything for now,” he stated. When contacted, the Commissioner for Lands, Housing and Urban Development, Williams Akin-Funmilayo,  confirmed the ongoing demolition exercise. He said, “The State Governor, Seyi Makinde, had gone ther

3 DEAD AS UNKNOWN MEN THREW GRENADES INTO A CROWD IN CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC.

                   It was reported today that at least two people were killed late yesterday wednesday after men on motorbikes threw grenades into a crowd that was gathered in three different places in southern Bangui in Central African Republic.The U.N mission said in a statement late on wednesday that ''MINUSCA strongly condemns these odious and cowardly acts that killed two people and injured numerous others''.An aid official with medical charity Medecins Sans Frontieres said at least 20 people were wounded.A relative of one of the victims said one wonded person had since died,bringing the death toll to three.

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