Tarkwa Bay: End Forced Evictions -Amnesty Tells Lagos State

Amnesty International, has called on the Lagos State Government to immediately halt the violent and unlawful evictions of residents of Tarkwa Bay in Lagos.

Director Amnesty International Nigeria, Osai Ojigho, described the forced eviction as  violation of human rights.

““What is happening at Tarkwa Bay, Lagos is a violation of human government rights.

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“It is unacceptable that the Nigerian Government are evicting people in the most violent manner and destroying their homes without genuine consultations, adequate notice, alternative accommodation or access to remedies.

“The attacks on poor communities of Lagos must end. Throwing many families into endless misery is not the best way of addressing allegations of crime and urban planning failures of the authorities. We call for a halt to ongoing forced evictions,”

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