Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo state on Saturday ordered the immediate re-opening of Bodija market in Ibadan, after police and butchers clashed on Thursday.
According to a statement signed by the state Commissioner for Information, Culture and Tourism, Toye Arulogun, the governor explained that the decision to open the market was taken after due consultation with security agencies and all the stakeholders of the market.
Ajimobi said that adequate security measures have been put in place by the government to forestall any crisis and ensure that people go about their normal businesses.
He noted that government would not hesitate to close the market for unhygienic and unsanitary conditions as well as violent and chaotic conduct including such acts that may threaten the security of not just the market but the entire state.
The governor urged the people to go about their normal businesses, praying that God would comfort the families of the victims of Thursday’s mayhem and grant them the fortitude to bear the loss.
He reiterated that the perpetrators of the Thursday crisis would be fished out and made to face the wrath of the law.
