Making this known in a statement issued on Tuesday at the end of the weekly Executive Council meeting, Funke Egbemode, the Commissioner for Information and Civic Orientation said the ban became necessary because of growing traffic snarl and danger to everybody using the markets.
“The State Executive Council today set up a Special Task Force to stop the trend. This team will pay unscheduled visits to the markets and arrest those obstructing traffic with their wares. The team will work with the Federal Road Safety Corps and other law enforcement agencies to ensure safety in our markets.
“This directive has become pertinent in view of increasing bottlenecks and security breach along market corridors, with vehicular and pedestrian traffic now contending for space amid trading activities on the same spots.