Lagos shuts Oshodi Market over attack on sanitation officers

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.
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.
According to Wahab, traders at the market allegedly obstructed officers who were carrying out their lawful duties.
He said the traders attacked LAGESC personnel and prevented them from arresting suspected hoodlums and beggars during the operation.
The commissioner further alleged that the suspects vandalised o...