There is this story that one man from Ubakala went into one of the abandoned shops on Sunday (27th October) to remove its roofing rods but was killed when the roof crashed down on him. It is not yet clear whether the shop was his or not, but a popular opinion is that “he had gone to take what didn't belong to him”.
About half of the old market has been demolished.
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| People scrambling for store allocation at Umuahia Ultra-modern Market. |
The Abia State Government provided buses that ferry people to and fro the new market, but it’s not free. You pay N30 only --- a difference of N20 less than what you’ll pay to private commercial bus drivers.
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| Passengers boarding a “market shuttle”. |
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| Inside one of the “market shuttles”. |
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| Motor Park inside the new market still under construction. |
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| Business activities going on in the new market. |
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| Business activities going on in the new market. |
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| Business activities going on in the new market. |
Welcome to “Malaysia” --- the Onuimo Market.
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| This is Malaysia. |
I’m not kidding. That’s what the traders there call the market. Though the place doesn’t look anything like real Malaysia, I think its traders dubbed it “Malaysia” because it provides them with a place to do business far away from their homes in Umuahia --- a sort of the “market abroad”.
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| Malaysia Market Buildings. |
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| Business activities going on inside “Malaysia”. |
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| Business activities going on inside “Malaysia”. |
#Malaysia of Onuimo #Umuahia main market.
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