Reports have it that the Lagos state government has given traders of the popular Alaba Rago an ultimatum of 14-days to evict the market.
The government’s reason for the sudden eviction was made known in a statement that disclose that the decision was attained following several months of negotiation with representatives of the occupiers of the market over the modernization of the buying and selling center.
The state government gave the eviction notice through a joint team of Rapid Response Squad and Taskforce which was led by the Commander, Rapid Response Squad, CSP Olayinka Egbeyemi, and Chairman, Lagos State Environment and Special Offences Unit (Taskforce), Sola Jejeloye.
According to Egbeyemi, the “last week’s recovery of several guns in Alaba Rago by Ojo Police Division and the revelation by drug dealers that they regularly funnel drugs through the area to several parts of the State is the more reasons government need to move swiftly to modernise the area for there to be orderliness.”
He also added that “the demolition of the area is in conformity with Government’s T.H.E.M.E.S agenda on Environment and Security”, adding that “Government is bothered by the shanties and the filthy conditions of the area, hence modernising it would be in the best interest of the occupiers”.
