In  recent Development in Owerri, Imo State a body of the Imo State government known as Entraco has been trending in the state where it was gathered that the members clash with market women at Toronto, MCC Owerri North Local government of the State.

Backstory:

It was a bitter weekend for a part of residents of Owerri, the Imo State capital as a clash between a government agency and residents of the area resulted to casualties.

It was blood, tears and sorrow last weekend beginning from Friday, October 24, 2025, at the Toronto axis of MCC Uratta Road, Owerri, following a violent confrontation between staff of Imo State government agency, ENTRACO and local residents which saw many injured with fears of unconfirmed death.

According to information made available to Ekwutosblog monitored by a correspondence, a fierce battle ensued between the government officials and residents fuelled by the involvement of police operatives in the area.

A source who pleaded anonymity informed our correspondent that the incident began on Thursday last week when an ENTRACO staff allegedly harassed a POS operator, attempting to seize her umbrella and machine for allegedly placing her stand in an unauthorized location.

The lady reportedly resisted, telling him he had no right to confiscate her business tools, especially since it was late and government workers ought to have closed for the day. The young woman warned that she would call her friend if he continued with his threats, a warning the ENTRACO staff ignored.

Unknown to the ENTRACO staff, the said friend was a police officer, who arrived at the scene in mufti and demanded to know what transpired. In a shocking twist, the ENTRACO staff allegedly slapped the officer and threatened to deal with him, prompting the officer to retaliate. This confrontation set off a chain of events that quickly escalated into chaos.

In what appeared to be a revenge mission, ENTRACO operatives reportedly returned the following day, Friday, and unleashed terror on traders and residents around the Toronto axis. Shops were vandalized and looted, with phones, motorcycles, bags of rice, gallons of groundnut oil, and other valuables allegedly carted away.

The situation soon degenerated to a free-for-all as residents and traders from neighboring areas trooped out to confront the ENTRACO team in defense of the victims. What followed was a violent clash that may have claimed lived based on unconfirmed reports.

But Ekwutosblog learnt that several people were injured after the confrontation as the area turned into a battle front.

Further investigations by Ekwutosblog revealed that the traders had earlier been directed by authorities to relocate to a government designated market along CCC, Toronto, purportedly meant to reduce road obstruction and ensure the free flow of traffic.

However, those whose shops and properties were destroyed condemned the attack, describing it as barbaric, unjust, and uncalled for, insisting that ENTRACO’s actions went far beyond the bounds of their duty. They are now demanding justice and compensation, calling on the state government to intervene immediately.

Residents of the area have also accused ENTRACO operatives of harassment, intimidation, and looting, alleging that this is not the first time such incidents have occurred in Owerri. They insist that the agency has become a law unto itself, operating with impunity and disregard for human rights.

Meanwhile, information from the grapevine sources suggests that tension remains high, as there are warnings of possible reprisal attacks and arrests. ENTRACO operatives are said to have vowed to enforce the market relocation order by all means, insisting that trading along MCC Uratta Road will no longer be tolerated.

Latest information has it that fear and uncertainty have enveloped the entire area. Business owners and commuters now live in constant anxiety, unsure of what might unfold next.

Residents have reportedly been living in fear of further raids or arrests from the government agents.

When our reporter called at the Owerri North Division office in Toronto, operatives at the entrance gate were unable to allow our correspondent amidst fear of the unknown reigning in the area.

In the View of that the President of Protect the weak international foundation ( Nchekwa Ndi Ogbenye Foundation) on 27th of October 2025  submitted a petition To the Commissioner Of Police Imo State Command over the Looting of over 70 shops at the Toronto Junction Market by the men of Imo Entraco and the case was assigned to a competent Department for thorough investigation.

NONSONKWA also stresses that the  pathological LIES of Imo Entraco Shall NOT Stand that he is  optimistic that the REAL TRUTH would be unveiled in this matter Soonest!

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Today the 29th of October 2025 NONSONKWA through his Facebook page raised another alarm in the video where he is seen crying profusely he explained that “Entraco is marching with 100 vehicles with thieves and cultists that they’re working with those carry hammer and those carrying gun from their office at Aba Road he insisted that everybody saw them today, that theirs no one who is  in Owerri that didn’t see Entraco  today as they are moving towards Toronto Junction he said he has put a call across to the Commissioner of Police and also to the DCP who is handling the case over the stealing meted on Market Women broke into their shops. He said “now they have marched again because of the Impunity that is reigning in Imo where we have a Governor, Where we have a Governor!! that doesn’t care about the people, it’s not today that we started lamenting about Entraco he stated’, but the Governor pretends that he doesn’t heed to it, his appointees pretend as if they don’t heed to it, according to him he says that now Entraco is a terrorist organization that is terrorizing Imo people, terrorizing poor people, less privileged in Imo State, with Exclamation he shouted , “Entraco, they marching to Toronto again today, he raised his voice again “If Imo people eyes turns Red, you people will Run he tells Imo Entraco, If Imo people eyes turns Red, you people will Run, whoever you think you’re , you people will Runaway from Imo State he stated, is it because the masses kept quiet of you that’s why you the Entraco has been misbehaving, you turned yourself into terrorist organization, you all feel you can intimidate the Imolites, you can do anything to Ndi Imo, you can do anything to Ndi Imo that is what you think, that is what you think, in Conclusion he said’. Anyway this is just a short video, “IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ANYBODY AT TORONTO TODAY, IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO ANYBODY AT TORONTO TODAY, IMO GOVERNOR SHOULD  BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, IMO GOVERNOR SHOULD  BE HELD RESPONSIBLE, anyone who is a government of Imo state should be held responsible, if anything happens to anyone at Toronto Today they should be held responsible since he has been saying it and he’s only getting deaf ears, in another warning he said let anything happen to anyone and the Entraco will see, he called out the so called local Government Chairman of Owerri North LGA, in the person of Abaraonye he stated that he has always shown no concern over all the incidents that has been happening, he also called out the House of assembly member, he said that Owerri North has a House of Assembly Member, they also have a House of Representatives Member and also a Sitting Senator Ezenwa Onyewuchi who hails from Owerri North were all this incidents are carried out, they turned deaf ears to all this incidents because they’re in the same Government, and they’re in the same Party APC, yet they’re keeping quiet to all the intimidations being meted on the poor people of Imo State.