Nigeria's Maroko Eviction Remembered - a Brutal Legacy Lives On

Nigeria's Maroko Eviction Remembered - a Brutal Legacy Lives On

Analysis - Thirty-five years ago in mid-July, bulldozers demolished the homes, hopes and aspirations of over 300,000 people in the low income community of Maroko, in Lagos, Nigeria. This remains Nigeria's biggest forced eviction to date - the complete annihilation of about 30 neighbourhoods at one time.

Nigeria’s Maroko Eviction Remembered: A Brutal Legacy Lives On - Global Upfront Newspapers

By Taibat Lawanson It’s been 35 years since the Nigerian government carried out its biggest forced eviction ever of the 300,000 residents of Maroko in Lagos Thirty-five years ago in mid-July, bulldozers demolished the homes, hopes and aspirations of over 300,000 people in the low income community of Maroko, in Lagos, Nigeria. This remains Nigeria’s biggest forced eviction to date – the complete annihilation of about 30 neighbourhoods at one tim…