By Stanley Onyekwere
Four traders from Dutse Alhaji market have been remanded at Suleja Maximum Correctional Centre for allegedly breaking down perimeter fence constructed around the market by the Federal Capital Territory Administration (FCTA ).
The traders, Donatus Iheme, Amadi Christian, Sunday Markus and Ibrahim Yakubu, were arraigned at the Chief Magistrate court, Wuse zone 6, on three counts charge of “ Joint act, mischief and inciting disturbance, contrary to sections 79, 327 and 114 of the Penal code law.
After pleading not guilty to the offences, the accused persons were taken to the Correctional Centre pending when they perfect the conditions of the bail.
However, the presiding Magistrate, Aminu Eri granted the accused persons bail in the sum of 5 million Naira, and two sureties each in the like sum, before adjourning the case till September 2nd, for hearing but proper hearing.
Reacting to the development, the Chairman, FCT Ministerial Committee on Traffic Management, Ikharo Attah explained that FACT the Administration had paid heavily to construct the fence, closing too many entry points to the market, as part of measures to addressing the troubling traffic nightmare along the Dutse Expressway.
Attah maintained that having multiple entry points at the market, would create more traffic problems along the ever busy road, as petty traders would practically move their ways into the road corridor.
He adds: “the traders and the market managers have allocated all the available spaces in the market and are looking for how to take over the road and make the traffic gridlock return.”
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