Some traders in the Oko Baba plank market in the Ebute Metta area of Lagos State have accused the state government of deliberately setting fire to the market in a bid to dislodge them and residents.
The traders and some occupants of the shanties in the market disclosed this in separate interviews with PUNCH Metro on Sunday.
The market, which also had shanties erected in some parts, covers a large expanse of land extending to the waterside…
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