Anambra Govt Intensifies Crackdown on Illegal Street Trading, OCHA Brigade Confiscates Goods
The Anambra State Government has intensified its campaign against illegal street trading, with the Operation Clean and Healthy Anambra (OCHA) Brigade carrying out a decongestion exercise that led to the confiscation of goods displayed in unauthorised public spaces.
The enforcement operation, conducted on July 13, covered Ogidi, Afor Igwe Umunnachi, Oye Agu Abagana and Nkpor. Officials targeted traders who displayed goods along roads, walkways, drainage channels and other prohibited areas.
During the exercise, the OCHA Brigade confiscated items found in violation of the state’s environmental regulations and dismantled illegal shanties obstructing vehicular traffic, pedestrian movement and access to public infrastructure.
According to the agency, the operation forms part of the state government’s ongoing efforts to restore order, improve environmental sanitation, enhance public safety and ensure the free flow of traffic and movement across affected communities. The agency added that similar enforcement exercises would continue in other parts of the state as part of its commitment to maintaining a clean, safe and orderly environment.
It advised traders and business owners to conduct their activities only within approved markets and officially designated trading areas to avoid the confiscation of their goods during future enforcement operations.
The OCHA Brigade also warned against displaying goods on roads, walkways and drainage channels or erecting illegal structures, stressing that anyone found violating the state’s environmental laws would continue to face appropriate enforcement measures.
