As at 9 o’clock in the morning, most shops at the popular Ikoku spare parts market as well as mechanic workshops in the area had not opened for business.
But as its approached midday, shop owners around Ikoku as well as Mile One and Mile Three Markets began to open their doors.
This development came as it became clear that the much anticipated pro-Biafra demonstration was not going to happen in the Rivers State capital.
Our correspondent LEVI ISU who has been monitoring developments on the streets of Port Harcourt reports that patrol teams of security agencies remain on alert in parts of the city.
Ahead of the IPOB call for protest; the Rivers State Police Command had warned that its men would not stand by and watch any attempt to cause a breach of peace in the state.
The Commissioner of Police, FRANCIS ODESANYA issued the warning while speaking with newsmen at his office in Port Harcourt.
CP ODESANYA advised parents and guardians to caution their children and wards from joining the planned pro-Biafra protest.
