LAGOS’ popular market, Alaba International Market, Ojo, is currently on fire.
The Lagos State Fire and Rescue Services, which confirmed the incident, said efforts were underway to put out the inferno.
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“Report reaching Lagos State Fire and Rescue Service indicates shanties at the popular Alaba International Market, Ojo, Lagos are on Fire.
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“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.
