Nigeria: Makoko - Tales of Tears and Blood Over Eviction

30 December 2010

WITH memories of the forceful eviction of Maroko residents 20 years ago by the then Colonel Raji Rasaki military administration still fresh in the minds of many people, a similar episode was re-enacted last week with residents of Adekunle, Makoko, Yaba area on the receiving end.

The onslaught which was executed by the police at the instance of the Lagos State Government Taskforce on the Environment left two dead and several persons with gun shot wounds and over 30 persons arrested and detained by the police.

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