Lagos shuts Oshodi market over ‘attack on sanitation officials’

The Lagos government has shut down the Oshodi Resettlement Market after traders allegedly attacked officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC).

Tokunbo Wahab, commissioner for environment and water resources, announced the closure of the market in a statement posted on X on Tuesday.

According to Wahab, traders at the market obstructed LAGESC officials from arresting suspected hoodlums and beggars during an enforcement operation.

He said the traders also attacked officials and vandalised operational vehicles belonging to the agency.

“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,” Wahab wrote on X.

A video shared by the commissioner showed LAGESC operatives, popularly known as “Kick Against Indiscipline” (KAI), patrolling the locked market premises while enforcing the closure order.

In the footage, the operatives were seen monitoring activities around the market to ensure compliance with the government’s directive.