Lagos Govt Orders Army, Police to Takes Over Ladipo Market. **Igbo traders still refused to recognise the imposed sectional market leader (Baba Oloja). Let him come & contest for the leadership of the market. **Operatives of OP-MESA stationed their vehicles around the warehouse area. **15 pick up vans with armed mobile policemen. Operatives of SARS were also on ground. The Lagos Government have drafted combined force of armed soldiers and mobile policemen to Ladipo Market, Mushin Lagos, to enforce the new imposed Baba Oloja for the market on Igbo traders. The Igbo traders have refused to recognise the new Baba Oloja as the leader of the market insisting that Igbos traders are over 99% of . The Igbo traders traders claimed they are not aware of the reason the troop have been drafted to their Market, other than Lagos state government intimidation and bullying them to accept a man that cannot win even one percent if a leadership election i conducted today. Mr. Ikechukwu Animalu, the President-General of Ladipo Auto Central Executive Committee, said that the men were brought to the market through government backing by Alhaji Oki (govt Baba Oloja) to take control of the market. Mr. Animalu said that they heard the hint that the soldiers, policemen and members of OPC will take over the market. “We will not recognise him. If he wants to lead the market, he should wait for my tenure to expire and then contest for the leadership of the market,” he stated. Operatives of OP-MESA were seen in their vehicle with registration number DD 47 KTU positioned in front of the Warehouse A. 15 pick up vans with armed mobile policemen. Operatives of SARS were also on ground.
Posted on: Thu, 01 Aug 2013 18:34:10 +0000
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