Massive losses as fire razes Lagos plank market

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“The fire consumed the main plank market, major parts of the shanties and goods worth millions of Naira.”

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The Oko Baba market is a sprawling timber market on the Lagos lagoon close to the Third Mainland Bridge. The court’s ruling comes after the traders challenged the state government’s plan to relocate them to Ikosi, which they did not consider as a suitable alternative.Meanwhile, a human rights activist and Senior Advocate of Nigeria, Ebun-Olu Adegboruwa, urged the state government to obey the court order and halt the relocation plan.on the relocation of the sawmillers to protect the environment and create a more conducive and desirable location for business activity.

 

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