Thousands displaced as police raze Lagos' Otodo Gbame
Officials call waterfront settlement's demolition a 'security measure', while rights groups denounce it as 'land grab'.
Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath
Otodo Gbame residents fled on canoes as their homes were being levelled [Justice and Empowerment Initiatives]
Thousands of people in Nigeria's Lagos state were left homeless on Sunday after police stormed an informal fishing settlement and set fire to their homes, according to rights groups and residents.
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Officials call waterfront settlement's demolition a 'security measure', while rights groups denounce it as 'land grab'.
Laurin-Whitney Gottbrath
Otodo Gbame residents fled on canoes as their homes were being levelled [Justice and Empowerment Initiatives]
Thousands of people in Nigeria's Lagos state were left homeless on Sunday after police stormed an informal fishing settlement and set fire to their homes, according to rights groups and residents.
Click Here to Read All
Destee
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#africa - #nigeria - #lagos