The Lagos State Government has shut down the Oshodi Resettlement Market following an attack on officials of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps (LAGESC) during an enforcement operation.
The Lagos State Commissioner for Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab, disclosed this in a statement on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
Wahab said traders at the market allegedly attacked officers who were carrying out their lawful duties.
Wahab said the traders attacked LAGESC personnel and prevented them from arresting suspected hoodlums and beggars during the operation.
The commissioner added that the suspects vandalised operational vehicles belonging to the agency.
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He wrote on X: “Oshodi Resettlement Market, Oshodi has been shut down.
“Traders at the market attacked officers and personnel of the Lagos State Environmental Sanitation Corps, prevented them from arresting hoodlums and beggars who vandalised the agency’s operational vehicles during an enforcement operation earlier today.”
Wahab did not disclose when the market would be reopened but said investigations and other enforcement actions were ongoing.
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