Suspected thugs yesterday disrupted proceedings at the launch of the Federal Government’s Enterprise and Empowerment Programme (GEEP), also known as TraderMoni, in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital.
The scheme was put in place by government to assist petty traders with N10,000 soft loans.
All was set for the event at the popular Lafenwa Food Market when the invaders stormed the venue to disperse the beneficiaries who were waiting for the organisers to hand over their largesse to them.
Canopies had been erected for the occasion and the traders already seated when the thugs, suspected to be sponsored by one of the major political opposition parties, stormed the market and drove some people away. Read more