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Lagos govt seals Mile 12, Owode Onirin markets

The Lagos State Government has sealed the Mile 12 International Market and the Owode Onirin Market for creating environmental malfeasance.

The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, made this known in a statement on Friday, October 13, 2023.

Wahab stated that the markets were sealed over indiscriminate dumping and burning of refuse, filthy environment, and blocked drains.

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The commissioner, who directed the Lagos Waste Management Agency and the Kick Against Indiscipline (KAI) to seal the markets, said: “The reasons for sealing Mile 12 International Market and the Owode Onirin Market are not unconnected with the indiscriminate dumping and burning of refuse, filthy environment, blocked and littered drains.

“The action also followed illegal and indiscriminate parking and abandonment of trucks on the highway leading to the two markets, impeding free flow of traffic.”

The Star

Segun Ojo

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