When Bulldozers Rumbled In Makoko
Lagos residents say govt’s claim of 100 metre demolition from powerline mere excuse, add community may have been sold to highest bidder …Destroying our homes, burning our boats left us…
Falana SAN urges Lagos to halt ‘illegal’ demolitions, cites court order
• Govt defends demolitions in Makoko, others Human rights lawyer, Femi Falana (SAN), has called on the Lagos State Government to immediately halt what he described as illegal and unconstitutional…
Makoko demolition: Deaths, losses and displacements
Makoko’s demolitions was laid bare on Thursday as rights groups and community leaders said a pregnant woman bled to death after she was prevented from reaching a hospital during an…
Makoko, Owode Onirin occupants, others face forceful eviction
At the waterfront in Makoko, the sound of paddles on the lagoon has been replaced by the roar of bulldozers and the cries of displaced families. What the Lagos State…
Makoko demolitions: Ezekwesili accuses Lagos government of ‘class cleansing’, juicy land grabbing
Former Minister of Education and founder of the School of Politics, Policy and Governance (SPPG), Obiageli Ezekwesili, has issued an open memorandum to President Bola Tinubu and Lagos State Governor…
State-sanctioned Oppression of the Poor in Makoko and Assault on Constitutional citizenship
By Obiageli ‘Oby’ Ezekwesili TO THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA AND THE GOVERNOR OF LAGOS STATE Subject: The State-Sanctioned Oppression of the Poor in Makoko and the…
Makoko: Demolitions cast adrift residents of Africa’s aboriginal biggest floating slum
Amphibious excavators escorted by armed policemen have roared through Makoko, Africa’s largest and most legendary floating slum in recent days, crushing hundreds of wooden shacks built on stilts above the…
Makoko Ilaje Aiyetoro community in Lagos lament land grabbing, displacement after demolition
Residents of Makoko, Ilaje Aiyetoro community in Yaba Local Council Development Area (LCDA), have raised concerns over the impact of the recent demolition of their homes, alleging loss of shelter,…