AFTER months of rancour between the Mushin Local Government and traders at the popular Ladipo spare parts market, bulldozers were finally moved into the market around 4.30pm on Thursday last week, which kickstarted the demolition of shops and proposed remodeling of the multi-billion Naira market.
Before now, traders at the market had approached a Lagos High Court, Ikeja, seeking an order stopping the demolition of the market, following the initial attempt by the council to demolish the market in June.
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