Stop spiteful evictions, attacks on Lagos residents - Amnesty International to Sanwo-Olu

Amnesty International Nigeria, a non-governmental human rights organisation, has called on Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu to halt the wanton forced evictions and attacks on poor communities in the state.

In a statement shared on Monday, March 18, 2024, the human rights organization said that the state government has been involved in punishing poor communities for the state’s failures.

According to Amnesty International Nigeria, these forced evictions have negative impacts on the lives of the affected people, causing them to lose everything including their lives.

The organization said; “Lagos state government must halt wanton forced evictions and end years of attacks on poor communities — who are being punished for the state’s urban planning failures.

“Forced evictions mean people lose everything – their livelihoods, their possessions and in some cases their lives.”

Recall that the state government embarked on a demolition exercise across the states which was marked as illegal locations.

Since the demolition began, several residents have been left displaced with nowhere to call their homes. Many have also expressed disappointment at the Governor’s actions.