There was drama in the Second Gate area of Tincan Port, Apapa, Lagos State, as a task force involving policemen, soldiers and other security agents stormed the Anumorigba Market to dislodge the traders.
A source in the market said the operation was connected to the series of unrest occasioned by members of factional groups of Maritime Workers Union of Nigeria, who had been clashing in the area over money made from cargos operating outside the jurisdiction of the port. “Traders in the Anumorigba market have stopped operation because of the crisis at the Second Gate area of Tincan port. Today, the joint task force got to the market around 9am, chased away some of the traders that were around, gathered all the tables and chairs belonging to them and burnt everything.
It was gathered that sporadic shootings occurred when a shouting match ensued between some of the union members and the taskforce operatives due to the operation.