LAGOS, Nigeria (VOICE OF NAIJA) – Some shops at the popular Alaba International Market in the Ojo area of Lagos have been razed by fire.
The cause of the fire and the number of casualties could not be verified at the time of filling report.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, Director, Margaret Adeseye, who confirmed the incident, said the fire crew from Ojo, Sari-Iganmu and Ajegunle are “being turned back by angry mobs from performing their statutory duty but presently on standby.”
“Report reaching Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service indicates shanties at the popular Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos are on Fire.
“However, Fire Crew from Ojo, Sari-Iganmu and Ajegunle are being turned back by angry mobs from performing their statutory duty but presently on standby,” the agency’s director, Margaret Adeseye, said in a situation report on Friday.
“The agency is consequently collaborating with Security agents to address it,” she added.