On Friday, March 24, over 4,700 people were left homeless, naked and hungry in Otodo Gbame community, Lagos, after their houses were demolished by the Lagos state government.
This forceful eviction and demolition of the residents and their houses at the waterfront community in Lekki, Eti-Osa local government area, has now thrown the people into a serious state of unrest.
Mothers have their children and husbands missing, fathers can no longer cater for their children and everything seems lopsided in the community.
These photos taken by Emmanuel Osodi, ZENITHBLOG.com‘s ace photojournalist, during a recent visit, captures the present mood in the community where fishing is their major source of livelihood.
Check out the pictures below:
A girl carries her younger one on her back as they waded through a flooded road outside their demolished house on Friday, March 24, 2017. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
Residents salvage the remains of their belongings from the demolished houses in Otodo-Gbame waterfront settlement in Lekki, Lagos state, on Friday, March 24, 2017. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
A boy carrying his younger one outside their demolished apartments in Otodo-Gbame water front in Lekki, Lagos state. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
This woman and her children looking distraught after being left without appropriate shelter after the demolition of their houses in Otodo Gbame community. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
This local well serves as the only potable water in a community surrounded by water. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
If only she could turn back the hands of time… woman bites her finger in regret after seeing her properties being destroyed. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
Woman bursts into tears after being left homeless, hungry and naked following the demolition exercise. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
‘Carcass’ of the demolition after the eviction exercise… Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
Nowhere to go, nowhere to hide after the demolition, this woman prepares meal for her family in the open. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
Children climbing a make-shift ladder to access their new place of abode after their houses had been destroyed by the Lagos state government. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
Taiye Atunku (right) weeps bitterly after the disappearance of her five children following the demolition exercise in Otodo Gbame community. Photo: Emmanuel Osodi.
Watch this video to see the level of havoc that was wreaked on the community following an order backed by the Lagos state government:
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