Civil society groups and rights activists have condemned the police crackdown on residents of waterfront communities who staged a protest at the Lagos State House of Assembly on Wednesday, January 28, over forced eviction and demolition of their properties. They called on the Lagos State Police Command to unconditionally release all the protesters arrested, including …
By Esther Ososanya The Osun State Government has demolished 30 buildings erected on waterways as part of measures to avert flooding in the state. Commissioner for Environment and Sanitation, Mayowa Adejoorin, confirmed the exercise on Sunday, saying the targeted structures were in swampy areas and along riverbanks flagged by the Nigerian Meteorological Agency (NiMET) as …
