Evictions leave thousands homeless in Nigeria
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- ALJazeeraEnglish
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- ALJazeeraEnglish
- Publication Date:
- 28 July 2012
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Thousands of people from Nigieria's Makoko slum are being forcibly removed from their homes. The move part of the government's campaign to get rid of the almost 200 year-old floating shantytown. Many are seeking refuge on boats and in churches. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Adow reports from Lagos.
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