Lagos shuts market over attack on sanitation officers

The Lagos State Government has ordered the closure of Oshodi Resettlement Market following a violent confrontation between traders and officials from the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LASEPA). The market's shutdown was announced Tuesday via the official X account of Tokunbo Wahab, the state's Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources.

According to the commissioner, the decision stems from the traders' alleged violent resistance and obstruction of duty. Reports indicate that the traders attacked enforcement officers who were attempting to apprehend hoodlums and beggars involved in vandalism. The operational vehicles of the sanitation agency were reportedly damaged during the incident.

The commissioner shared a video on X documenting the market closure, though he did not specify when the market would be allowed to reopen. The incident highlights ongoing tensions between enforcement agencies and market participants in Lagos.

This action underscores the state government's stance against the obstruction of environmental enforcement operations and the protection of its officials.

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Oshodi Resettlement Market, Oshodi has been shut down. Traders at the market attacked officers and personnel of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, prevented them from arresting hoodlums and beggars who vandalised the agency’s operational vehicles during an enforcement operation earlier today.