Posted on: 06:46 Sat, 28 Nov 2015



The Lagos state government has
shutdown 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
shutdown shoprite at 5:00pm on
Friday (yesterday).

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 satff of the store
are said to be in a meeting with
officials of the Lagos State Safety
Commission.