The Lagos State Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) has closed down the well-known Ile Epo Market, which ranks as the state’s second-largest food market, following Mile 12 for the second time this year.
TheNewsGuru.com (TNG) understands that the market was shut down on Monday by officials from (LAWMA)
According to reports, several trucks from LAWMA were operating within the market on Monday despite the gates being closed to both sellers and buyers.
The specifics of the violation committed by the market have not been disclosed.
However, a confidential source disclosed that the market was shut down due to severe cleanliness issues.
“The market is very, very dirty and the state government doesn’t want to take anything to chance with the spread of cholera that is why LAWMA was directed to move in and shut the market. You can also see heaps of refuse around here. This, I think, was why the market was shut,” a source told our correspondent on the condition of anonymity,” Daily Trust quoted the source saying.
However, the Ministry of Environment at the state level has not yet released any official statement regarding the closure.