There was palpable tension in the Alaba International Market in Ojo, Lagos State as traders clashed with thugs over extortion. SaharaReporters gathered that trouble started when the traders refused to be extorted in the name of being charged levies for the park. A trader told SaharaReporters that the market was shut down on Wednesday in protest against illegal levies.
October 19, 2022A trader told SaharaReporters that the market was shut down on Wednesday in protest against illegal levies.
A trader told SaharaReporters that the market was shut down on Wednesday in protest against illegal levies. “The new chairman, however, because of complaints from traders over extortions and illegal levies from the thugs, asked them to stop the collection. He asked them to tell him the balance of the money paid to his predecessor so that he can pay them back but they refused.
"As we speak, the entire Alaba market is in turmoil. We are keeping vigilant so that the hoodlums will not come back to burn down the electronic section of the market," the trader who gave his name as Chinedu Ede told SaharaReporters.
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