Makoko Demolition: Residents Share Their Pain and Loss

Wahala don burst for Makoko as police demolish houses, dey bring serious gbege for wey don lose dem properties and loved ones!

Papa Eve Amossou wey be carpenter, dey feel the heat as dem demolish him house and claim him three-week-old pikin Morenikeji. E talk say as the bulldozer begin operate, na teargas wey police fire make him wife jump enter lagoon. No be small shock, as dem reach hospital, dem confirm say pikin don already waka go meet God.

Dis kind tin dey happen just because government want clear area for power line, but na who dem clear for the plan? People wey don dey stay for Makoko long time dey suffer, plenty don lose dem means of livelihood. Omo, dem dey sleep for canoe now, wetin be dis? Wetin government don do for dem sef since dis wahala start?

Justina Adingba, wey dem dey do birthday ceremony for her baby, also burst out her own story. She dey cry as her first child wey dem name not fit survive the teargas exposure. She talk say all her fish business don scatter, wahala don join wahala. No family, no help, nothing at all!

Another resident Zeba Justin sef dey complain say dem no small advice before dem start demolition, na to just dey fire tear gas and begin act like movie for house. Even properties wey dem buy don turn to waste. Wetin government dey do? People dey suffer!

As if na low budget film, Juliet Husaken wey don deal with serious loss and become mother of three, dey ask for help while she still dey pregnant. She talk say dem manage survive by making their pikin waka canoe for money. No food, no house, just only prayers left.

Plenty people don lose their babies and family members. Zinsu Prosper wey mama don die after dem fire tear gas, dey talk how dem no fit manage their lives again. Even burial money dey hard to gather because all dem property don scatter.

Sapa don catch everybody for this Makoko demolition saga. People dey cry, dey ask for government to pity dem. Wetin government wan do next? Dem need full support and place to call home, not just scatter everywhere and dey leave people on their own. Politicians, shout say no to human rights abuse!