Mr Wahab said some were arrested in various parts of the state for crossing the highway instead of using the pedestrian bridges.
But Dele Oshinowo, the executive chairman of Agboyi-Ketu LCDA, faulted the protesters’ claim.
The governor assured the people that he would serve them with utmost honesty and the fear of God.
The prosecutor said the offence contravened the provisions of the Plateau Penal Code.
“You can’t trade here at all. It’s impossible. That is why I came to tell you myself.
“Similarly, government would work out measures to provide shuttle buses to students of tertiary institutions at affordable costs,” Mr Buni said.
“The council asked us to pay N1.2 million each for a shop so that it can be raised to a storey building, and later, they reduced it to N800,000.”
The legal fireworks between the Lagos government and some traders at the Mile 12 Market continue, with the latter getting some reprieve in court.
“A detailed investigation has commenced into the immediate and remote causes of the incident.”
The actual cause and losses of the inferno, which started at about 1:30 a.m. on December 24, is yet to be ascertained.
