Today the 30th of December 2016, protesters took to the street all the way from Lekki Ajah Lagos Islands to Alawusa Ikeja protesting over demolished buildings at Olokonla Gardens Estate near Lagos business school Ajah Lagos state.

It all started on the 16th of December 2016 when suddenly a very quiet peaceful and beautiful neighborhood was turned into dust by four heavy duty bulldozers. More than 200 buildings with a value price of more 20 million naira were demolished by the Lagos state government at Olokonla Gardens Estate near Lagos business school Ajah Lagos. It was gathered that four bulldozers escorted by soldiers turned to dust over 200 buildings out of the estimate 1,000 buildings to be demolished in the estate.


Speaking to one of the protesters, he recalled how he was mistreated, beaten and wounded by the soldiers that escorted the bulldozers when dared to protest.

Another protester narrated bitterly how he and his family where forced out of their homes and left homeless even for the Christmas celebration. According to him "We were not only forced out of our home, our valuable possessions were also stolen by hoodlums before we could move them to a more secured environment."

The protesters demand from the government that..........

read the full story : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2016/12/protesters-took-to-street-all-way-from.html

After devil na nigerian govt befor individual follow

I better not rush to comment

Nigerian State Governments (Lagos inclusive/principally) are in the habit of demolishing unplanned areas of cities to provide plots with mediocre infrastructure for sale to the wealthy.

Lagos in particular owes a huge chunk of its IGR to land transactions.

Where are the planned areas where the lower class is meant to live in abi they don't deserve a 'normal' standard of living and right to shelter, water and all?

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Today the 30th of December 2016, protesters took to the street all the way from Lekki Ajah Lagos Islands to Alawusa Ikeja protesting over demolished buildings at Olokonla Gardens Estate near Lagos business school Ajah Lagos state.

It all started on the 16th of December 2016 when suddenly a very quiet peaceful and beautiful neighborhood was turned into dust by four heavy duty bulldozers. More than 200 buildings with a value price of more 20 million naira were demolished by the Lagos state government at Olokonla Gardens Estate near Lagos business school Ajah Lagos. It was gathered that four bulldozers escorted by soldiers turned to dust over 200 buildings out of the estimate 1,000 buildings to be demolished in the estate.


Speaking to one of the protesters, he recalled how he was mistreated, beaten and wounded by the soldiers that escorted the bulldozers when dared to protest.

Another protester narrated bitterly how he and his family where forced out of their homes and left homeless even for the Christmas celebration. According to him "We were not only forced out of our home, our valuable possessions were also stolen by hoodlums before we could move them to a more secured environment."

The protesters demand from the government that..........

read the full story : http://www.eyesoflagos.com/2016/12/protesters-took-to-street-all-way-from.html

I pity many, who have been deceived by omo oniles along lekki-epe expressway by selling government land to them. The day they'd pull down their estates, it will be like the day the ship called titanic liverpool drowned in the movie.

Eh ya! Sorry for your loss but ambode gas continue since ill be relocating back home