IYARA YOUTHS EMBARK ON PEACEFUL PROTEST, DEMAND CONTINUED CLOSURE OF CATTLE MARKET

Youths in Iyara community, the headquarters of Ijumu Local Government Area in Kogi State, have staged a peaceful protest demanding the continued closure of the controversial Zango Cattle Market. The protest, organized by the Iyara Progressives Youth Association (IYPA), was in reaction to the perceived gradual resumption of trading activities at the market despite an earlier directive by the Executive Chairman of Ijumu LGA, Hon. Ibrahim Haruna, that the market remain closed. Led by IYPA President, Mr. Sam Adedotun, the protesters marched to the Local Government Secretariat, where they submitted…

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