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Alaba Market: Lagos Police Counters Fire Service, Says It Burnt Shanties Harbouring Criminals In Market
The Lagos police command has clarified that its officers raided and set ablaze shanties at the Alaba International Market in the Ojo area of the state.
Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos police spokesperson, in a tweet while reacting to a report of a fire incident at the market, said it was police officers from Ojo division, who set ablaze the shanties.
Hundeyin said the police officers recovered some weapons from suspected criminals at the shanties.
“This is a false narrative! Acting on credible information, police officers from Ojo division raided shanties around the market, arrested suspected criminals, and recovered some weapons,” the Lagos police spokesperson wrote.
“The shanties were thereafter set on fire. Alaba Int’l Market is NOT on fire!”
The comment of the Lagos police spokesperson countered an earlier statement released by the Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service.
Earlier, the state fire agency announced that a fire outbreak occurred at the Alaba market.