The Lagos State Government finally came through bulldozing their way bringing down buildings, shops and structures in their wake at the Lagos Market Katangowa. Initially existing as a remote area, and more like an abandoned space in the Abule-Egba area of Lagos, the trading district known as Katangowa Market has evolved over the years. 
Asides the trading of used clothes, bags, and shoes the market is famous for, Katangowa housed a mechanic village and other businesses.
Until the Lagos state government stormed the market with bulldozers for demolition, the market was a destination for many shoppers in and beyond the shores of the state.
The Lagos Ministry of Physical Planning and Urban Development said the demolition of the Katangowa Market was because of the state government’s plan to relocate the Computer Village from Ikeja.
Initiated by former Lagos governor, Bola Tinubu, the relocation of Computer Village from Ikeja to Katangowa Market, according to the ministry, is as a result of the environmental degradation, traffic congestion, pollution and menace of social miscreants caused by the operations of the Computer Village.
The ministry said while the relocation of Computer Village will increase the housing stock in Ikeja and return the area to its designated residential use, it will also serve as a new focus for the socio-economic development of the Lagos Mega City. 
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