Ibrahim Farinloye, Territorial Coordinator, National Emergency Management Agency, said this to newsmen on Thursday.
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The Finland-based follower of the Leader of the IPOB, Mazi Nnamdi-Kanu, said this on Tuesday on his Twitter handle.
The fire incident, which started at midnight, occurred nine days before Christmas.
Leo Ogbonna, CTC Secretary in charge of the market’s administration, told the News Agency of Nigeria on Sunday, that the presence of the police since Friday, was at the instance of the CTC, to prevent any possible breakdown of law and order.
The Secretary of the Management Committee, Leonard Ogbonnia, said this in a statement on Sunday.
A 21-year-old national of the Republic of Benin, Isa Seidu, has told the police in Lagos how they broke into shops at Balogun Market and then use the stolen goods proceeds to buy cows from Niger Republic and resell in Nigeria.
This was contained in a statement released by the Chief Public Affairs Officer of LSFS, Dosunmu Jamiu.
The party, in a statement issued by its National Publicity Secretary, Kola Ologbondiyan, made the call on Thursday in Abuja.
The Speaker said the fire incident, which affected two-storey buildings at 43, Martins Street, in the market where property worth millions of naira were lost, was unfortunate.
Commercial activities were paralysed in parts of Balogun market on Lagos Island on Tuesday when a Plaza near the market went in flames.
Viral creative pictures of a six-year-old model taken by renowned photographer, Segun Adebayo, left fans stunned on social media.
The accused, who was arraigned on a charge of attempting to commit suicide, pleaded not guilty
The man approached the EFCC for the money on Wednesday
The commission disclosed this in a Facebook post on Tuesday evening
Two persons apprehended in the course of the raid are helping the Commission in its investigation
The suspect, who claimed to be going on a pilgrimage to Jedda, Saudi Arabia, had all the paraphernalia of a pilgrim save for the narcotic content of her luggage
The fire affecting a three-story building, destroying properties worth millions of Naira
The incident resulted in gridlock in most parts of the Island, as a large number of traders and passersby besieged the vicinity to catch a glimpse of the inferno
NAN investigations revealed that the fire started at about 9am and was battled by a team of combined fire fighters from the Union Bank and UBA before the arrival of the Lagos State Fire Service
Officials of the company, who spoke to NAN on condition of anonymity, said it was the government that gave directive for the buildings to be demolished