INVESTIGATION: How Lagos agencies sided with land-grabbers, displaced hundreds of families
In the morning of December 31, 2020, truckloads of police officers, Lagos State officials and thugs descended on a mechanic yard to carry out the demolition, allegedly acting on a ‘judgment. 9 min read
Gloom, despair, and misery filled the air as Lagos agencies demolished Monkey Village, an informal settlement at Opebi area of the state on December 31, 2020.
The bulldozer assigned for the task kept working, as government officials, mixed with touts and security agents stood to forestall attempts by dwellers to stop the demolition.
While dwellers tried to salvage their properties amidst hopelessness, auto mechanics occupying a mechanic yard adjacent the settlement watched with despondency as government officials towed away vehicles in the yard and demolished their workplace.