Lagos Assembly recommends relocation of residents displaced by demolitions to low-cost housing estate

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People evacuate, as authorities burn leftover structures in the Makoko riverine community in Lagos, Nigeria, January 25, 2026. Officials are removing structures, including homes and schools, near power lines, in a wider push to recover lagoon-side land from the historic fishing community often called the "Venice of Nigeria." REUTERS/Sodiq Adelakun

A report of a Lagos State House of Assembly’s committee noted that demolitions carried out by the state government in late December 2025 and early January displaced thousands.

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