Isolo market leaders, traders lock horns over ‘strange’ water

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The decision to lock up shops allegedly belonging to non-indigenous traders in Isolo Market, Isolo Local Council Development Area (LCDA),

The decision to lock up shops allegedly belonging to non-indigenous traders in Isolo Market, Isolo Local Council Development Area , Lagos, has provoked a storm between market leaders and the affected traders. The Guardian learnt that trouble started on August 8, 2024, when the non-indigenous traders were offered strange water to drink.

“The Igbo refused, and when they resumed on Friday, their shops were locked and barricaded with white ropes. They refused to open them until a woman in the market went to plead on their behalf before they were allowed to sell at about 6:00 p.m. An eyewitness and pepper seller in the market, Olaitan Saidat, said: “They did the prayer. The person who prayed drank the water first and asked the rest to drink, but they protested, so they locked up their shops.”

The decision to lock up shops allegedly belonging to non-indigenous traders in Isolo Market, Isolo Local Council Development Area , Lagos, has provoked a storm between market leaders and the affected traders. The Guardian learnt that trouble started on August 8, 2024, when the non-indigenous traders were offered strange water to drink. It was gathered…

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