Police, emergency responders disagree over cause of Lagos market fire

The fire that engulfed Cairo Market in Oshodi, Lagos, was not caused by explosives, Commissioner of Police Hakeem Odumosu has said.

Mr Odumosu, who visited the market on Friday accompanied by operatives of the Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit, said “no element of explosive was recovered from the site,” Muyiwa Adejobi, the police spokesperson in the state, said in a statement. “The CP has debunked the rumour that the Oshodi market inferno was caused by bombing or explosives. The public is hereby urged to disregard such news or rumour,” Mr Adejobi, a chief superintendent of police, said.

“The CP visited the scene today Friday in company of Explosive Ordinance Disposal Unit operatives to assess the scene and give their expert opinion. And no element of explosive was recovered from the scene. So no explosives used.”The police’s comments contradict the claim by one of the first responders to the fire scene, the Lagos State Emergency Management Agency (

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