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Lagos shut Alaba Int’l Market, others

Ikeja Record gathers that over four popular markets in the city have faced the penalties of temporary closure that lasted more than a week before their reopening.

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Oct 23, 2023
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A file photo of Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Credit: Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Twitter
A file photo of Lagos state governor, Babajide Sanwo-Olu. Credit: Babajide Sanwo-Olu/Twitter

The Lagos State government has locked up Alaba International Market, one of the city's largest and most bustling markets for electronics and spare parts.

This was disclosed by the state's Environment Commissioner, Tokunbo Wahab, through his X account on Monday.

“Alaba International Market, Ojo has been sealed up for poor waste disposal practices, failure to pay their waste bills, and gross environmental sanitation offences,” he posted on X.

Alaba market closure is coming few hours after Lagos state authorities also sealed off some markets within the Lagos International Trade Fair Complex, including Auto Spare Parts and Machinery Dealers Association, ASPAMDA and BBA, located in Ojo Local Government Area of the state.

Kunle Adeshina, Ministry of Environment's Public Affairs Director, confirmed on Sunday through his X handle (formerly Twitter) that the enforcement followed the directives of the Commis…

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