The Abuja Markets Management Limited (AMML) has called on traders and market users in the Federal Capital Territory (FCT) to collaborate with security agencies to prevent disruptions by individuals with malicious intentions during the upcoming protest on August 1, 2024.
Engr. Abbas Yakubu, Acting Managing Director of AMML, addressed traders and stakeholders over the weekend, emphasizing the need for vigilance. He warned that recent events have demonstrated that miscreants often exploit gatherings, regardless of their peaceful nature, to cause chaos.
Yakubu reminded the traders of the recent incident at Wuse Market, where shops, offices, and a police station were set ablaze, resulting in millions of Naira worth of damage. He stressed that the market has not fully recovered from that event and that AMML is committed to preventing a recurrence.
“We have seen how protests can escalate into the destruction of properties in our markets. No responsible management or trader can stand by and let this happen again,” Yakubu stated. He urged traders to mobilize their peers, wheelbarrow pushers, apprentices, and anyone with legitimate business in the markets to resist attempts by troublemakers to infiltrate the market under the guise of protest.
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Yakubu also clarified that the market is a designated business environment intended for buying and selling, and it should be protected by those who operate within it. He acknowledged that the protest might not proceed as planned, with many groups reportedly withdrawing and designated protest areas being established.
“We are being proactive by stating clearly that if there must be a protest, it should stay away from the market,” he concluded.
