Demolition Watch

#NHRC "No responsible govt wld chase people out of their settlement w/o providing alternative" leadership.ng/nga/node/52202 #Nigeria @serac_ng

Profile of #Nigeria's Daki Biyu #slum incl offensive assertion residents "happy to reside in midst of slime & muck" j.mp/XPgf4Y

MT “@IHRDAfrica: #ACHPR53 @amnesty: #Lagos gov't's #forcedeviction w/o alt housing” Yes, & threatens same for 50,000 more in #BadiaEast

@IHRDAfrica #forcedevictions are not a legitimate or lawful response to 'threat of flooding' @serac_ng

#ACHPR53 @amnesty: thousands of people in #Nigeria are at risk of forced eviction in #PortHarcourt & #Abuja

NHRC will hold a public inquiry into demolitions in Nigeria, especially as it affects the urban poor. ow.ly/k6hhg

Why #Lagos will never be a "mega city" (7/5) #forcedevictions @witnessryan @AdebayOkeowo @AbangMercy @Steveaborisade @sdinet @EiENigeria

Does #demolition & #forced eviction of poor = "slum upgrade"? @Worldbank and #Lagos Govt must be held accountable (6/5, bonus) #Nigeria

No notice, compensation, relocation, or aid to the 5,000+ Feb 2013 #BadiaEast evictees goo.gl/1xeLa (5/5)

Meanwhile, & despite @WorldBank safeguards, the #Lagos Govt continues #demolition & #forcedevictions of poor goo.gl/1xeLa (4/5)

By Dec 2012, only 20 of 75 the boreholes built by #LMDGP with the @WorldBank funding still functioned goo.gl/1xeLa #Nigeria (3/5)

Nine #slums, incl #Makoko, #Iwaya, #BadiaEast and #Agege, were to get drainage canals, health centers, schools goo.gl/1xeLa (2/5)

In 2006 @WorldBank gave #Lagos Govt a $200 million loan facility, for "#slum upgrade" among other projects goo.gl/1xeLa (1/5)

#Nigeria: Oyo govt uses "sanitation" to justify demolition of "illegal" structures j.mp/XCpXrb @demolitionwatch @serac_ng

If Mpape is demolished, where will its over 1 million residents go?voanews.com/content/nigeri… @demolitionwatch @serac_ng

Environmental Sanitation Law does not authorize #demolitions - #Lagos Judge - serac.org/Pages.asp?id=2… @jongambrellAP @Channels_TV @andrewmaki

Demolition of Badia East #slum by #Lagos govt on CBC Radio cbc.sh/UOk0l9H @serac_ng @adebayOkeowo @yvonnendege

Irony: many resettled in #Badia when evicted for Nat'l Theater 1973, then public purpose now private, shouldn't land revert? (2/2) @serac_ng

Does privatization of Nat'l Theater portend more #demolition in nearby #Badia? t.co NZZHmyFXHL @serac_ng thinks so (1/2)

Story of #Lagos slum demolitions: MT “@kunlebinjo: Govt returns land to the Oba & Baale. What do they do? Sell it & pocket the money."