For decades, the narrow wooden walkways of Makoko have carried the hopes, struggles, and livelihoods of thousands of residents living along the Lagos waterfront. But after recent demolitions in Makoko, Oko-Agbon, and Sogunro communities, many now face a difficult choice. They must either abandon the fishing settlements where their families have lived and worked for …
A coalition of community groups and civil society organisations has backed waterfront residents in Lagos seeking the reversal of demolitions and forced evictions carried out in defiance of existing court orders. In a statement issued on Tuesday, the Coalition against Demolition, Forced Eviction, Landgrabbing and Displacement in Lagos State said it stood in solidarity with …
Residents of the Makoko waterfront in Lagos have rejected plans to relocate them from their ancestral homes, nearly three months after a mass demolition displaced thousands, insisting instead on being included in a United Nations-backed urban development project. This is according to a press statement signed by community leaders and representatives and sent to Pinnacle …
A coalition of community groups and civil society organisations has called for widespread solidarity with residents of Makoko and demanded justice for victims of forced evictions across Lagos State. The call was made at a press briefing on March 24, 2026, by the Coalition against Demolition, Forced Eviction, Landgrabbing and Displacement in Lagos State. The …
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 …
Civil society organisations (CSOs) have criticised the Lagos State Government over what they described as the violent demolition of homes in the Makoko waterfront community. The Centre for Children’s Health Education, Orientation and Protection (CEEHOPE) Nigeria, the Health of Mother Earth Foundation (HOMEF), and Corporate Accountability and Public Participation Africa (CAPPA) expressed their condemnation in …
