Amnesty International has urged Lagos State Government to respect the Wednesday court ruling which states that the eviction of residents of Otodo Gbame from their properties is unconstitutional.
The human rights group in a series of tweets on its official Nigerian page, @AmnestyNigeria added that the trend of violent forced evictions by Lagos government since 2013 has rendered over 50,000 homeless. This should stop in #OtodoGbame #Nigeria.
“Lagos governmentt should show respect for rule of law by respecting today’s ruling on #OtodoGbame. Forced eviction never solves any problem.”
Dignity of residents of informal settlements shld be respected by Lagos govt. No one chooses to live in a slum.#OtodoGbame #Nigeria
Advertisement— Amnesty Int. Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) June 21, 2017
Trend of violent forced evictions by Lagos govt since 2013 rendered over 50,000 homeless. This shld stop. #OtodoGbame #Nigeria.
— Amnesty Int. Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) June 21, 2017
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Lagos govt shld show respect for rule of law by respecting today’s ruling on #OtodoGbame. Forced eviction never solve any problem.
— Amnesty Int. Nigeria (@AmnestyNigeria) June 21, 2017
TheNewsGuru.com had earlier reported that Justice Onigbanjo of a Lagos State High Court ruled in favour of residents of several waterfront communities in a suit they brought against Lagos state government.
The judge released his verdict on June 21, 2017, ruling the evictions as unconstitutional, saying it violates the rights of the residents, especially as it happened without consultation or a resettlement plan in place.