LAGOS: Govt shuts Mile 12, Owode Onirin Markets over environmental breaches

THE State Government, on Friday, announced the immediate closure of Mile 12 International and Owode Onirin markets.

According to a statement signed by the Director of Public Affairs, Ministry of Environment and Water Resources, Kunle Adeshina, the markets were sealed for filth and various environmental infractions.

He stated that the markets were closed in a joint operation carried out by enforcement officers from the Lagos Waste Management Authority (LAWMA) and Lagos Environmental Sanitation Corps (KAI) on the directives of the Commissioner for the Environment and Water Resources, Tokunbo Wahab.