The Lagos State Police Command has denied claims that Alaba International Market in Ojo caught fire on Friday. In the early hours of the morning, reports circulated that a fire destroyed millions of Naira worth of property in the market.
Panic erupted as market traders issued a warning that the market was under fire.
However, in response to this story, Lagos State Police Public Relations Officer (PPRO) Benjamin Hundeyin, Lagos State Police Command said there had been no incidents of fire in the market.
Adding that no building was destroyed in the fire that broke out between the Alaba International Market and Alaba Arago Market.
According to Benjamin Hundeyin-
“The true story is that the police raided some shanties being used by armed robbers. We arrested 10 suspects and recovered guns, ammunition, other dangerous weapons, and bags of substances suspected to be Indian hemps. Our men destroyed the shanties and set them ablaze.
“When people saw the fire raging and thought that either of the markets was on fire. There was no fire incident at Alaba International Market. People were just raising unnecessary alarm. I have received many calls about the incident. No market was on fire. The police only set some makeshifts used by suspected armed robbers on fire”.
cc: The Sun Ng
