Adelani Adepegba, AbujaAmnesty International has asked the Federal Government and the Lagos State Government to halt what it called the violent and unlawful evictions that rendered thousands of residents of Tarkwa Bay, a waterfront community in Lagos, homeless. The human rights organisation said Nigerian Navy personnel raided the location on January 21, 2020, where they allegedly assaulted the residents while shooting during the evictions at Tarkwa Bay. “What is happening at Tarkwa Bay, Lagos is a violation of human rights. The statement added, “In defense, the government sited pipeline vandalisation as justification for the forced evictions. Several other informal communities in Lagos State live with perpetual threats of forced evictions.

Source: Punch January 23, 2020 21:00 UTC