Currently there is chaos in the Umuahia Timber market along Ahiaeke road in Abia state.
A source who spoke to ALL FACTS NEWSPAPER said the altercation was as a result of a disagreement between the marketers and the Abia state internal revenue board who imposed an annual fee of N18,000 on the marketers.
The source said the state revenue board ordered the marketers to close down their shops from today, Monday, June 7 as they refused to pay the fee arguing that it was too much.
The Abia state vigilante/Bakassi came to the market to effect the order given by the revenue board which resulted to a clash.
The source told our correspondent that the vigilante members shot one of the marketers popularly known as ‘Indomie’ dead, while 5 others were injured.
The act by the vigilante provoked the marketers who retaliated by burning the vigilante office and vehicle.
We gathered that the injured persons have been rushed to the hospital.
More details later……….
