- By Halimah Olamide
The Nigerian Police Force has said it is hunting for a man who was seen in a viral video shooting sporadically in the air with an AK-47 gun during the re-opening of the Ladipo Market in Lagos.
The police force spokesman, Olumuyiwa Adejobi, said in a tweet where he showed the video that the case has been referred to the Lagos command of the force and that the man seen in the video would be fished out.
The video had been posted on Tiktok by a user, with the handle @endlessmo2.
The Lagos state government had shut the market, known more for auto-spare parts, over environmental pollution and lack of care by the traders.
After complying with the directivevs to clean up the market, the government had agreed to reopen the market.
In celebrating the re-opening, the traders had engaged in wild jubilation during which the man was seen shooting a gun.