A middle-aged man whose shop was demolished at Ikokwu spare parts market has allegedly killed himself due to frustration.
According to friends and neighbours of the deceased who hails from Imo state, he killed himself by drinking a poisonous substance, few days ago after series of complaints of hardship. His friends also said the deceased could not bear the shock of the demolition of his shop as it was his only source of income.
Meanwhile, some traders at the market have called on the state government to financially assist those whose shops were demolished in order to avoid a recurrence of such incident.
