Midnight Demolitions Throw Lagos Community Into Homelessness
By TINA TOLUTOPE THE Amikanle community in Alagbado, Lagos, is reeling from a midnight demolition that left dozens—mostly elderly women and widows—homeless, displaced and stripped of their livelihoods. The operation, carried out overnight on November 7 along the Powerline corridor, flattened homes and shops that many had relied on for decades. Residents say the demolition […]
