Over 500 homeless as Lagos demolish Ikeja community after deadly mudslide
Kuata, a shanti community in Mechanic Village, Agidingbi, Ikeja area of Lagos is no more.
The state ministry of environment demolished the “illegal” dwelling place, Tuesday, after a woman was killed in a mudslide.
The demolition came few hours after state commissioner for the environment Babatunde Adejare and other government officials visited the scene.
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“The commissioner led the demolition team,” a resident told NewsroomNG.
“We have over 500 people living here but the government say our presence is illegal. We have nowhere else to go.”
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