Agbalata Market shut as Lagos begins burial rites for Akran of Badagry

Commercial activities were suspended astatine Agbalata International Market successful Badagry connected Thursday arsenic Lagos State commenced burial rites for the precocious Akran of Badagry, Aholu Menu-Toyi I.

The monarch passed distant connected January 12, prompting the authorities authorities to organise a bid of ceremonies to honour his beingness and accepted enactment wrong the Badagry community.

DAILY POST recalls that the Lagos State Government had earlier announced a 10-day programme for the burial rites.

Speaking during a media briefing successful Badagry connected April 18, the Secretary to the State Government, Abimbola Salu-Hundeyin, who chairs the Central Planning Committee, said the activities would tally from April 23 to May 6.

She said, “The Lagos State Government, nether Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu, is committed to honouring the Akran befittingly.”

Ahead of the ceremonies, a municipality crier had connected Wednesday moved circular markets and residential quarters to denote the commencement of the rites and nonstop the impermanent closure of Agbalata Market.

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