Sir Dr. Alfred Mboto,
Permanent Secretary, SSO, said Cross River Government is also aware of the threat of 50,000 naira surcharge by the union on any Igbo trader who opens his or her shop for business within the two days.
He said their plan is unacceptable to government and government will do everything within her powers and the law to arrest and prosecute any person or group of persons under any guise seen obstructing any Igbo trader from opening his/her shop for business in the state on Monday, June 22, 2020 and Tuesday, June 23, 2020.
Government advised all Igbo traders in Calabar and the entire Cross River state to disregard the call and threat of the Igbo traders union and go ahead to open their shops for their legitimate businesses.
He said the union is rather enjoined to encourage the state government on the on- going war against kidnappers, cultists, drug trades, arm robbers and other illegal operations in the state instead of scuttling the efforts of government, and warned them to be properly guided.
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