The Kwara State Government on Thursday shut down a popular market in Ilorin, Mandate Market, for violating environmental laws.
The State Commissioner for Environment, Shehu Usman, directed that the market be shut down after several warnings to the market leaders by the ministry in charge of the market, according to The PUNCH.
A statement by Yakub Aliagan, Press Secretary, Ministry of Environment, quoted the commissioner saying, “We decided to close the market after several meetings with market leaders and us, the ministry in charge, on the need to strictly adhere to the environmental law, fell into deaf ears.
“We have reminded them severally of the need to clean their environment and evacuate the refuse which may cause an outbreak of epidemics, in the State, but to our dismay, there is no compliance and this warranted our actions today”.
The market, which is located in the Ilorin West local government area of Kwara state, was shut down.
