After denying the reports, the state government also ordered security agencies to investigate the matter.
Earlier reports had claimed that at least one life was lost during the demolition exercise which was reportedly resisted by some traders.
Imo governor Rochas Okorocha has denied reports that at least one life was lost when a stray bullet hit a boy during the demolition of a market in Owerri, the state capital on Saturday, August 26.
In a press statement released late on Saturday by Governor Rochas Okorocha's chief press secretary Sam Onwuemeodo, the state government denied any death. It described reports of death as 'wicked rumours'.
Source: https://www.naij.com/1122329-okorocha-denies-death-people-owerri-market-demolition.html
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