Agbowa-Ikosi leaders debunk Oko Baba market invasion rumour

By Efe Onodjae

Community leaders successful Agbowa-Ikosi person dismissed reports alleging that hoodlums and onshore grabbers person invaded the area, harassing residents and robbing customers patronising traders astatine the Oko Baba (qlqSawmill) Plank Market successful Agbowa-Ikosi, Ikosi Ejinrin Local Council Development Area, Lagos State.

Describing the claims arsenic mendacious and misleading, the Baale of Igbogi Sawmill, Agbowa-Ikosi, Chief Semiu Shipe, insisted that the assemblage and the Oko Baba (Sawmill) plank marketplace stay peaceful and conducive for business.

“That study is incorrect. Nobody is attacking immoderate lawsuit connected the roadworthy oregon preventing anyone, including customers, from coming into the marketplace to patronise traders,” helium said.

Shipe explained that activities astatine the plank marketplace person continued without incident, adding that some indigenes and information unit safeguard the marketplace circular the clock.

“We person information manning some gates of the marketplace and moving with policemen to guarantee safety. No 1 is being robbed oregon harassed. Those spreading specified rumours are against the advancement of the market,” helium said.

He commended Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu for actualising the relocation of the marketplace from Ebute Metta to Agbowa/Ikosi, and called for improved infrastructure successful the community.

Similarly, the Chairman, Igbogi Community Development Association, Agbowa/Ikosi, Akeem Dehinsilu, debunked study of  alleged insecurity, insisting that nary robbery incidents had been recorded successful oregon astir the market.

“We heard reports connected the vigor astir robberies astir the sawmill, but thing of the benignant is happening. No customers were robbed arsenic our information guards are connected duty. They would person alerted america if determination was immoderate problem. Some radical are lone against the advancement of the market,” Dehinsilu said.

A trader successful the market, who identified herself arsenic Mutiat, besides corroborated the leaders’ position, saying concern activities person been moving smoothly.

“Since we were relocated here, we person not experienced immoderate occupation oregon robbery. We are safe, doing our concern peacefully, and making bully sales,” she said.

The assemblage leaders, therefore, urged the nationalist to disregard reports of insecurity, maintaining that the assemblage remains harmless and thriving for concern operations.

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