Nigeria: Lagos Shuts Down Ladipo Market, Arrests Bakassi Boys

26 February 2013

Lagos State Government Monday closed down Ladipo market, reputed to be West Africa's largest auto spare parts market over what it described as proven cases of environmental nuisance and abused of public installations.

Officials of the Lagos State Taskforce on Environmental and Special Offences (Enforcement) Unit sealed off the multi-billion market almost one week after Commissioner for Environment; Mr. Tunji Bello, inspected the market and established gross abuse of public infrastructure and utilities.

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