Oshodi market

This was due to the construction of railway lines between Lagos and the North by the British led government, for the transit of workers across the country.

[9] In one of the press releases by the commissioner, Steve Ayorinde said “On Monday, December 21, 2015, it was eventually agreed that the traders would pay N5,000 for a shop at Isopakodowo Market.

According to a report in The Punch Newspaper, Owoseni, the commissioner for the police force in Lagos State, said: “the main issues that the Council looked at is a review of all the measures put in place in 2015 especially over Christmas that culminated in us having a peaceful celebration.

That basically were the major things that we have done and we have resolved that we will sustain those positive measures with a view to making Lagos State safer and more secured for social and economic development.”[11][12][13] in another related development the State Commissioner for Information and Strategy, Steve Ayorinde, Said in “Guardian Newspaper" that the demolition exercise on Tuesday and Wednesday actually confirmed some of their fears, “as we discovered concrete bunkers and arms underneath the shops.” he also stressed that the government had earlier given a 16-day ultimatum for the traders to evacuate the market before the demolition.

The state government raised concern over the gridlock arising from the traffic by the volume of cars in and around Oshodi, partly caused by the flow of visitors to the market on a daily basis.

The government believes if a bus terminal is built at Oshodi, it will take care of the traffic challenges in this area.

[15] Rumors of structural instability and spiritual activities are also some of the reasons the traders refused to accept the offer for the relocation by the state government.