Lagos shuts Oshodi Market over attack on sanitation officers

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Lagos Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab

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Lagos State Government has shut down the Oshodi Resettlement Market following an attack on officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) during an enforcement operation.

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The News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports that the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Mr Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement posted on his official X handle.

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According to Wahab, traders at the market allegedly obstructed officers who were carrying out their lawful duties.

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He said the traders attacked LAGESC personnel and prevented them from arresting suspected hoodlums and beggars during the operation.

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The commissioner further alleged that the suspects vandalised operational vehicles belonging to the agency.

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“The traders attacked officers and personnel of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps and prevented them from arresting hoodlums and beggars who vandalised the agency’s operational vehicles,” Wahab said.

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NAN reports that the incident occurred during an enforcement exercise conducted in the Oshodi area on Monday.

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The commissioner did not state when the market would be reopened but said investigations and other enforcement actions were ongoing.

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(NAN)

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