Thousands of residents of Ilaje Otumara and Baba Ijora communities in Lagos Mainland have been forcibly evicted following a large-scale demolition exercise by the Lagos State Building Control Agency (LASBCA).
In a statement shared with PREMIUM TIMES on Monday, a coalition of civil society organisations (CSOs) and community leaders said this action contradicts previous government assurances that residents would not be displaced.
They condemned the demolition, stating it was carried…
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