Shoprite Mall in Owerri, the Imo State capital, has been shut till indefinitely by its management to forestall a possible attack by aggrieved Nigerians in reprisal to the killing of their compatriots in South Africa.
Armed Policemen have also cordoned off the premises to forestall possible breakdown of law and order.
Also heavily police were in the state capital were MTN, DSTV and GoTV offices, as well as other businesses with South African interests.
This is coming as Nigerian are protesting the killing of Nigerians in South Africa.
The Police Public Relations Officer in the state, Orlando Ikeokwu, said that the police took the action in order to prevent a breakdown of law and order in the state.
He said that other businesses owned by South Africans which were in the state were being protected from attacks.
