Owners of the Ikoku Spare Parts Market in Port Harcourt have given the over 5000 traders three weeks to vacate the market.
This followed an impromptu eviction notice of three weeks issued by the landowners.
The landlords did not offer any reason for their action.
However, chairman of the market, Anthony Alaribole in an interview with newsmen said many of the traders are yearly tenants who have been operating in Ikoku for about 30-50 years. He said they have been thrown into confusion because of the short notice.
Some traders appealed to the landlords to give them more time to plan their next move as no other location has been provided for them.
They also appealed to the state government to intervene and provide an alternative for them considering the important service they render to the society.
Meanwhile, Port Harcourt Spectator learnt that the market has been relocated to the Eleme axis of the state even though no official statement has been issued by the government to that regard.
