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Thousands of people in Lagos, Nigeria, have had homes abruptly seized and destroyed

By Emmanuel Akinwotu
Published December 9, 2025 at 2:05 PM MST

More than 10,000 people have been violently displaced from a waterfront community in Africa's most populous city -- Lagos, Nigeria.

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Emmanuel Akinwotu
Emmanuel Akinwotu is an international correspondent for NPR. He joined NPR in 2022 from The Guardian, where he was West Africa correspondent.