Community leaders and traders in the popular Mile 12 market along Ikorodu road, Lagos state, on Wednesday, March 16, agreed with the plan of the State Government to relocate the Mile 12 market to a more suitable and convenient location within the state. They also agreed to remove shanties and ban the use of commercial motor cyclists, commonly known as Okada withing the vicinity.
According to a press conference held at the Bagauda Kaltho Press Centre, at the Government House, Alausa - Lagos, the traders and community leaders said contrary to widespread assertion that the recent civil disturbance in the area which led to the loss of lives and property, was a fight between Yoruba and Hausa Communities, the truth they said, was that the Yoruba, Hausa, Igbo Communities and other ethnic groups have been living and doing business together in the area in peace before the ugly incident.
The new decision became imperative owing to the fact that the Mile 12 Market which had been in existence for decades has outgrown its present location and available infrastructure, hence the need to reason with government.
The new decision became imperative owing to the fact that the Mile 12 Market which had been in existence for decades has outgrown its present location and available infrastructure, hence the need to reason with government.
It was equally revealed during the press briefing that the Lagos State Government will adequately notify the public, when it finalized on the new location of the market and time frame of the traders will be relocation.
For over two decades, the mile 12 market served as a preferred market for whole sellers of food stuffs, from around Lagos.
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