Lagos protesters denounce the destruction of floating Makoko slum

Nigerian police ‍fired tear gas to ​disperse residents protesting in Lagos on January 28 over demolition work in ⁠one of Africa’s largest floating slums, the Makoko slum, that has displaced thousands of people. Lagos state officials, with the help of ​armed police and excavators, have been demolishing homes arguing that residents illegally built ​their houses – mostly wooden shacks built on stilts above ​the water – near high-voltage power lines.