Lagos Erupts: Anti-Demolition Protesters Face Police Charges, Tear Gas Controversy
A recent protest in Lagos against ongoing demolition exercises by the state government led to a contentious confrontation between demonstrators, civil society groups, and the Lagos State Police Command, resulting in arrests and conflicting accounts of the events. Residents from Lagos waterfront communities, including Makoko, Owode Onirin, Oworonshoki, Otumara, and Baba-Ijora, joined civil society groups to march from Ikeja Underbridge to the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa, carrying placards with messages such as “Save Our Souls” and “Stop the Killings, Stop Demolition of Our Homes.”
According to the Lagos State Police Command, the protesters blocked Awolowo Way for over six hours, causing significant public disruption. Police Public Relations Officer, Abimbola Adebisi, stated that the demonstration led to
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