A trader at the Central Business District in Kumasi, in the Ashanti Region, has called on God to destroy the world following an operation by the Kumasi Metropolitan Assembly (KMA) to clear hawkers and traders off pavements.

The frustrated trader, who could not bear the sight of the destruction of traders' wares and other items during the decongestion exercise, called on the Creator of the universe to end the world.

"God, the country we live in is not of God. Destroy the world so everyone will die because of what the KMA is doing to people. They are just destroying people’s properties," the trader is heard saying in a video posted on the social media platform X.

In the video members of the KMA Taskforce are seen confiscating some items of the traders and putting them into a big track parked nearby to transport the items.

Since assuming office, the KMA Chief Executive, Richard Ofori Boadi Agyemang, also known as King Zuba, has prioritised the removal of traders operating in unauthorised areas.

Last week, KMA launched a decongestion operation targeting several parts of the Central Business District in an effort to reduce human and vehicular congestion and improve sanitation.

A statement issued by the Assembly listed the affected areas as Adum, Kejetia, Pampaso, Dr. Mensah, the Zoo enclave, Dunkirk, Roman Hill, the area around the Kejetia Market, Adehyeman, and Alarba. The KMA further warned that trading in those locations and other unsanctioned areas will no longer be tolerated.