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Lagos State Government Demolishes Alaba Rago Market and Mosques After 50 Years

The Lagos State Government has demolished the Alaba Rago Market, a well-known commercial hub largely occupied by Northern Nigerian traders who have conducted business there for over five decades.

Authorities explained that the decision was taken because the market had expanded excessively into the city, creating congestion and disorder in the surrounding area.

Traders, however, expressed outrage, lamenting that they were not given prior notice before the demolition. “We have spent more than 50 years building this market. We struggled to establish our businesses here. Yet, in a single day, everything was demolished without any notice. We counted no fewer than 40 mosques destroyed,” one trader said.

The demolition has triggered intense emotions and raised pressing concerns about compensation, resettlement, and the impact on ethnic relations in Lagos.

"This is victimization! The are victimizing us! Why is it always us. They can't do dis to Northerners living in Lagos. "

Shey una dey see say, Lagos Government is a rational government not a petty government that gives in to sentiments.

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But their people are in north enjoying freedom

Softmirror:
"This is victimization! The are victimizing us! Why is it always us. They can't dis to Northerners living in Lagos. "

Shey una dey see say, Lagos Government is a rational government not a petty government that gives in to sentiments.

They have changed mouth,I thought you boosted of targeting Igbos because they don't respect their host?
They call Lagos no man's land

chiagozien:
They have changed mouth,I thought you boosted of targeting Igbos because they don't respect their host?
They call Lagos no man's land

Your sentiment no go work. You will not find a single person from the North crying like you come here to cry.

But mind you, different stroke of bulala for different folks since na wetin you wan hear. 😁

Softmirror:
Your sentiment no go work. You will not find a single person from the North crying like you come here to cry.

But mind you, different stroke of bulala for different folks since na wetin you wan hear. 😁

So because Northerners are not crying here, the reason you are targeting and destroying their businesses in south west?

chiagozien:
So because Northerners are not crying here, the reason you are targeting and destroying their businesses in south west?

Your sentiment no fit work. Go and rest!!!😁😁😁

Alaba Rago after Orile towards FESTAC is a notorious place, how various government closed eyes to allowed it to degenate to that level. Anyways my path doesn't cross that area for now.

chiagozien:
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But their people are in north enjoying freedom

B-b-b-b-but Yorubas are cowards who are scared of the northerners, and can't demolish their place like they do with igbos. Remember? Or you're still confused, as is tradition?

There more than one million northerner living In lagos. Those people you see on television are they

okrote4real:
Lagos State Government Demolishes Alaba Rago Market and Mosques After 50 Years

The Lagos State Government has demolished the Alaba Rago Market, a well-known commercial hub largely occupied by Northern Nigerian traders who have conducted business there for over five decades.

Authorities explained that the decision was taken because the market had expanded excessively into the city, creating congestion and disorder in the surrounding area.

Traders, however, expressed outrage, lamenting that they were not given prior notice before the demolition. “We have spent more than 50 years building this market. We struggled to establish our businesses here. Yet, in a single day, everything was demolished without any notice. We counted no fewer than 40 mosques destroyed,” one trader said.

The demolition has triggered intense emotions and raised pressing concerns about compensation, resettlement, and the impact on ethnic relations in Lagos.

May God bless SanwoOlu for this decisive decision. It is an eyesore seeing the dirty pillage in that corridor for many years and even extended to the main expressway causing hold-ups and unnecessary delays, everything to sanitize Lagos state is welcome.

Eko o ni baje

chiagozien:
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But their people are in north enjoying freedom

They abide by the rules and respect their hosts wishes..

iwaeda:
Alaba Rago after Orile towards FESTAC is a notorious place, how various closed eyes to allowed it to degenate to that level. Anyways my path doesn't cross that area for now.

Alaba rago is not towards Festac, it is directly opposite LASU, Chinedu stop poking into matter wey no consign you.

You have exposed yourself for claiming Yoruba but doesn't know anywhere in Yoruba land

chiagozien:
They have changed mouth,I thought you boosted of targeting Igbos because they don't respect their host?
They call Lagos no man's land

That is sarcasm,sir.

The legitimate occupants of the forest across Nigeria. See what they have been building for 50years, a slum at best.

Igbos should be appreciated by their hosts.

The difference is clear

notorious alaba rago...
You can get any hard drugs in this world there.

crestedaguiyi:
The legitimate occupants of the forest across Nigeria. See what they have been building for 50years, a slum at best.

Igbos should be appreciated by their hosts.

The difference is clear

Another hogwash, after Alaba Rago are shanties majorly occupied by Igbo along Cassidy and Okokomaiko, those places should equally be sanitary, anyone who wan cry should cry. It is a task to clean Lagos of miscreants and shanties along major roads

Ttalk:
Another hogwash, after Alaba Rago are shanties majorly occupied by Igbo along Cassidy and Okokomaiko, those places should equally be sanitary, anyone who wan cry should cry. It is a task to clean Lagos of miscreants and shanties along major roads

Is Alaba suru the one towards orile?

Alaba international is next. The state is following Lagos state masterplan.

Ttalk:
Alaba rago is not towards Festac, it is directly opposite LASU, Chinedu stop poking into matter wey no consign you.

You have exposed yourself for claiming Yoruba but doesn't know anywhere in Yoruba land

That old man na "Chinedu" right from time na.

He just dey decieve himself for Nairaland.

Cosbyrich:
They abide by the rules and respect their hosts wishes..

So northerners don't respect their host?



If Yorubas are the only people claim others don't respect their host, then the problem must be from Yorubas.

chiagozien:
So because Northerners are not crying here, the reason you are targeting and destroying their businesses in south west?

See ojukwu people, so they are now targeting northerners properties, and you so much love them to cry for them Abi??

No be small thing oo, hope this will not leads to retaliation in the North

Meanwhile see what is happening in the middle east


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0UhqrGSnS4U

That place is too dirty surprise it lasted that long


For sanity to return to Lagos state it must be very strict any smelly or swarmy place should be bulldoze

Softmirror:
"This is victimization! The are victimizing us! Why is it always us. They can't do dis to Northerners living in Lagos. "

Shey una dey see say, Lagos Government is a rational government not a petty government that gives in to sentiments.

Oga get a real job na, why constituting nuisance on every public space.
You hardly make a comment without tribal undertone, them do you

If this demolition were to be Easterners that is another story.
Nnamdi Kanu must come fight Lagos State government be that.

Long overdue

















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Instead of demolishing the structures of Corruption that have held ordinary Nigerians down like Obi promised they are doing Demolition of peoples effort everyday but can’t even build a single calabar road after spending trillions