{"id":8606,"date":"2022-08-16T17:37:56","date_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/abacha-traders-in-deep-agony-as-their-market-stalls-demolished-by-security-forces"},"modified":"2022-08-16T17:47:05","modified_gmt":"2022-08-16T17:47:05","slug":"abacha-traders-in-deep-agony-as-their-market-stalls-demolished-by-security-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\/all-news\/abacha-traders-in-deep-agony-as-their-market-stalls-demolished-by-security-forces","title":{"rendered":"Abacha Traders in Deep Agony as Their Market Stalls Demolished by Security Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #ff6600\"><strong>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. <\/strong><\/span>Traders that are doing business in Abacha Street and other places in Freetown are in deep anguish as a result of the demolition of their market stalls by Security Forces.<\/p>\n<p><a name=\"aswift_2_host\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The factual reason for the demolition is not known to this press but information gathered from the ground reveals that the action was precipitated based on an intelligence received by the Security Forces that the said traders fully participated in the protest on Wednesday 10th August, 2022 which led to the loss of lives of Police officers and Civilians.<\/p>\n<p>Speaking to Voice of Salone Newspaper, one of the affected Traders, Mariama Conteh, expressed her frustration and described the action of the security forces to demolish their market stalls as unacceptable, revealing that due to this unprecedented action she suffered a great loss in her business.<\/p>\n<p>According to him, the Security force had never engaged nor dialogue with them before taking that drastic action. Based on the action, he said most of their goods got missing and when they asked the youth that are protecting the said goods at night they told them they were attacked by Security forces.<\/p>\n<p>Fatu Kamara-a single mother who is also affected expressed her anger saying that they were expecting the Security forces to engage them before taking action<\/p>\n<p><strong>For More News And Analysis About <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/sierra-leone\">Sierra-Leone<\/a> Follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/\">Africa-Press<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press &#8211; Sierra-Leone. Traders that are doing business in Abacha Street and other places in Freetown are in deep anguish as a result of the demolition of their market stalls by Security Forces. 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