US EditionNigerian police fire tear gas, protester injured in Lagos floating slum protests
Over 1,000 residents protested against demolitions seen as anti-poor; police used tear gas and reportedly fired into the crowd, injuring at least one person, organizers said.
- On January 28, 2026, Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse residents protesting demolitions in Makoko riverine community, injuring one who was hospitalized.
- Residents and organisers say demolitions displaced thousands and demanded compensation, while Femi Falana, Senior Advocate of Nigeria , says the Lagos State Government ignored a June 2017 Lagos State High Court ruling and a Federal High Court ban from August 2025.
- At 7 a.m., organisers began a march from Ikeja Underbridge toward the state assembly, with more than 1,000 residents carrying placards, while journalists were targeted at exactly 1:15 p.m., witnesses said.
- The Lagos State Police Command arraigned Hassan Taiwo and Dele Frank, granted bail of N200,000 each, and adjourned until March 3, 2026, while police denied gunfire claims.
- Lagos, a megacity of more than 20 million, faces a chronic housing shortage driving informal settlements; civil society organisations allege demolitions target land for luxury developments in Makoko, estimated to have 80,000–200,000 residents.
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Nigerian police fire tear gas, protester injured in Lagos floating slum protests
Nigerian police fired tear gas to disperse residents protesting in Lagos on Wednesday over demolition work in one of Africa's largest floating slums that has displaced thousands of people, with one protester reportedly injured.
We only used teargas - Lagos Police denies shooting at protesters
The Lagos State Police Command has dismissed claims that officers fired at residents protesting the demolition of their homes. The Command insisted that no firearms were used during the demonstration. Police Commissioner Jimoh Olohundare addressed the issue on Thursday in an interview on Channels Television’s Sunrise Daily, responding to reports that a protester was shot in the leg when the aggrieved residents marched to the Lagos State House of…
Nigerian police fire live bullets, tear gas at protesters in Lagos, injuring 17
Protesters from slum areas in Lagos State tried to enter parliament building to register their opposition to demolition of houses, but police prevented them by firing tear gas and live bullets in air, eyewitnesses tell Anadolu - Anadolu Ajansı
Nigeria: Police Open Fire On Peaceful Lagos Protesters, Journalists
Peaceful protesters demanding entry into the Lagos State House of Assembly in Alausa were met with gunfire and aggressive police action on Wednesday, leaving several residents injured and blood covering parts of the road.
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