The state Police Public Relations Officer, Benjamin Hundeyin, disclosed this via his Twitter handle.
He stated that some suspected criminals were arrested after the raid while weapons were recovered from them.He wrote, “This is a false narrative! Acting on credible information, police officers from Ojo Division raided shanties around the market, arrested suspected criminals and recovered some weapons. The shanties were thereafter set on fire. Alaba Int’l Market is not on fire.”
PUNCH Metro reported that there was panic in the area after a fire gutted some shanties around the market.It was also learnt that some traders in the market resorted to self-help to put out the fire before the arrival of emergency responders. The Director of the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service, Margaret Adeseye, in a statement also confirmed that none of the stores in the market was affected.She further stated that the incident degenerated into a security situation as officials of the agency were unable to gain access into the area to carry out their duties.Kindly share this story:
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