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

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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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