Police Disperse Makoko Protesters With Tear Gas at Lagos Assembly
Tension flared on Wednesday at the Lagos State House of Assembly complex in Alausa, Ikeja, after police officers dispersed protesters from the Makoko community who had converged at the venue to oppose ongoing demolitions across the state. The demonstrators had assembled to protest what they described as continuous forced evictions and the destruction of homes […]
Makoko, Oworonshoki Residents Stage Protest Over Lagos Demolitions
Community leaders and residents displaced from several low-income neighbourhoods in Lagos took to the streets on Wednesday, staging a protest at the Ikeja Under-Bridge to denounce what they described as widespread demolitions and forced evictions across the state. The protesters accused the Lagos State Government of pulling down homes in communities such as Makoko, Owode […]