Following the death of Lagos
State first-class monarch, Idowu Abiodun Oniru, the popular Oniru market has
been shut.
The market is located within the
precinct of the Oniru Palace.
A shop owner, Precious, confirmed
the development this Monday night.
“The Palace has asked us not to
open tomorrow (Tuesday). We don’t know if the closure will be extended,” she
said.
Our correspondent gathered that
some traditional rites, usually carried out after the passing of a Yoruba king,
have kicked off.
Oba Oniru, 82, passed away
earlier in the day in Lagos after a brief illness.
Under his reign, Iru land, the
host of the a highbrow Oniru and Victoria Island, became a mega location with
investments and buildings worth hundreds of billions of naira.
Meanwhile, Lagos State governor,
Babajide Sanwo-Olu, has reacted to the demise.
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