Ongoing Demolition At Ladipo Market (Photos)

Ladipo market today

Finally, after months of wrangling between traders and the Mushin Local Government, Ladipo market at Mushin main market, Lagos is being demolished.

As at 4.30 pm on Thursday shops had been brought down while the exercise continued today, Friday. Traders were ordered to leave the market with their goods and when they attempted to resist, the bulldozer moved in and started the demolition.
Some goods were destroyed as many of the traders were not in their shops because of the Independence Day celebration and public holiday.

They expressed concern over what happened to shop owners in other markets where such reconstruction was carried out and they never got back their shops after the reconstruction.

The traders said their agreement with the local government was that they would vacate the market on Sunday, October 4 while the demolition commenced on October 5, but it was to their utmost shock when the bulldozers moved in four days ahead of schedule, according to PM News.