There is an ongoing frenzy at Dutse Modern Market in Abuja as traders and Federal Capital Territory Task Force officials engage each other in a fight over the demolition of their shops.
Vexed traders have set the temporary office of the task force on fire and also barricaded parts of the road, it was gathered that task force officials had on Sunday night moved their bulldozers to Dutse Modern Market and demolished all temporary structures. A trader revealed that the Federal Capital Territory authorities had allocated temporary structures to traders who could not afford rents and the trader also disclosed that the were served quit notice few days ago prior demolition of their shops.
Irritated with the on going event, the traders pounced on the demolition team, destroying everything in sight in the process.
Activities are currently prohibited in the area while vehicular traffic had built up in the area as well.