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Africa-Press – Ghana. <\/strong><\/span>Scores of traders have been displaced after a private developer barricaded a section of the Kejetia market in the Ashanti Regional capital Kumasi, close to the railway line in the early hours of Monday, December 4.<\/b><\/p>\n

The developer whose name has only been given as Agya Osei is allegedly, being supported by one Albert a former staff of the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly.<\/p>\n

Agya Osei had earlier told Akoma FM, that he secured the land from the Ghana Railway Authority.<\/p>\n

The Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly, however, claims the developer has no license to develop the area.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is so painful, with few days to Christmas how do you expect my family to survive?\u201d An affected trader queried with tears in her eyes.<\/p>\n

A private security man hired by the traders has gone missing.<\/p>\n

\u201cI can’t find my brother, since the landguards arrived, I don’t know whether he is still alive. We have informed the police\u201d the brother of the missing security man told.<\/p>\n

Some traders have their wares destroyed by some landguards allegedly hired by the private developer<\/p>\n

The landguards were also captured on a video assaulting a trader.<\/p>\n

The police have yet to intervene.<\/p>\n

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