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Lagos Shuts Down Katangua, Oke Afa Markets

The Lagos State Government has shut down Katangua and Oke Afa markets due to environmental sanitation violations.

The General Manager of the Lagos State Environmental Protection Agency, Dr Babatunde Ajayi confirmed the closure of the two markets on Sunday, January 21.

According to him, the two markets were shut over filth and various environmental infractions.

Ajayi said in a statement that Katangua market was sealed by the monitoring and compliance team of LAWMA due to gross environmental sanitation violations while Oke Afa market, Isolo was sealed up due to environmental sanitation and poor waste disposal practices by the Monitoring and Compliance Department

VOP Lagos

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