The Lagos state government has
shut down the popular retail store, Shoprite, at the Ikeja shopping mall, for
allegedly violating safety laws of the state. We gathered that officials of the
Lagos State Safety Commission stormed the mall and forcefully shut down Shoprite
at 5:00pm on Friday (today).
The development left many
shoppers confused as people were barred from entering as the doors were under
lock and keys.
A visit to Shoprite this evening
confirmed the ugly incident, as crowd of people who had come to shop for the
weekend were disappointed at the sudden turn of event.
According to some shoppers, the
shutdown may have been as a result of tax evasion by Shoprite, while some
insisted it’s a safety issue. Some also described the action of the government
as a possible ‘witch-hunt’ alleging that Shoprite officials might have declined
to bribe the government agency.
As at the time of filing this
report, top management staff of the store are said to be in a meeting with
officials of the Lagos State Safety Commission.
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