Kano Traders close shops over Buhari’s Campaign

Traders in Kano State have closed their shops in Kano for President Muhammadu Buhari’s continuation of campaign for his re-election in the forthcoming presidential poll.

Traders who spoke with the News Agency of Nigeria said they needed to shut down for security reasons, while some said they closed their shops to enable them to attend the function.

Malam Usman Bala, a shop owner at the famous Kwari textiles market, said many shops remained shut because the venue of the presidential rally was close to the market.

“In order to safeguard our goods, many of us did not even go to the market, while some opened for few hours in the morning, and then, shut down,” Bala said.

Similarly, petty traders around Murtala Muhammed Specialist Hospital and Rimi market also said that they closed their shops due to closeness to the venue of the event.

However, Yahuza Aminu said, they had a tough time last week when a political party held a rally at the same venue.

“Young men wielding weapons seized cell phones and money from traders. So, everyone is trying to avoid the re-occurrence of such incidence today,” Aminu said.

(NAN)