Since last Friday night's Abuja bombings which killed 15 persons and left several others injured, traders in Kuje market have been counting their losses.
A cross section of the traders affected by the partial closure of the market by security agencies expressed their worries to News Agency of Nigeria.
According to the traders, business activities have been severely affected by the bomb blasts.
NAN observed that security operatives have cordoned off the front end of the market, diverting vehicular and human traffic to the adjoining streets. Also, all the shops at the front of the market have remained shut on the orders of security operatives since the blasts.
According to Mrs Hajara Suleiman, a textile dealer,
“Business is no longer moving because customers are afraid to come to the market and when it is 5p.m. everyone has gone home.
“I can’t sell in the shop for now, I supply to customers through phone calls.
“I pray that the perpetrators are brought to book and the roads open so that we can resume our business activities fully.”
The Chairman, Kuje Market Traders Association, Mr Yunusa Isah has appealed to traders affected by the partial closure of the market to bear with the security operatives as the ongoing investigations are for the good of all.
The market Chairman also sympathized with the families of the victims of the blasts which he described as barbaric.
His words ;
“Some affected traders who were transferred to the National Hospital, lost their lives yesterday.
“I want to appeal to the traders whose shops have been locked down at the front of the market to be patient as investigation is ongoing.
“Security operatives are still carrying out investigation and once they are done, the shops and roads would be opened.
“I also want to appeal to the security operatives to carry out the investigation within the shortest period of time, so that traders can resume their businesses."
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