On 25 February, the displaced residents of Badia East marched to the Lagos state’s governor’s office in protest and demanded an audience with the governor. He did not see them, and the three representatives he sent only accepted two questions and did not provide any answers relating to the issue of the forced evictions. The citizens were further imposed upon on the 25 March, 2013, when the government forces returned and destroyed the makeshift homes the citizens had created, rendering them homeless for a second time. Additionally, men working to build a water storage system to provide water for the settlement were arrested. These actions have been taken as the first step of a three-phase plan to demolish all of Badia East.
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Provision of alternative housing or compensation for the loss of property for the residents of East Badia
Anchoring the right to adequate housing in Nigeria
Your Excellency:
Allow me to turn to you on behalf of Amnesty International Czech Republic to express my deep concern over the situation of the people living in the Badia East slum in the Nigerian State of Lagos, who in February 2013, were forcibly to evicted out of their homes, which were subsequently torn down.
Amnesty International considers the forced displacement of the Badia East population a gross violation of human rights.
In the light of the above described, I respectfully urge you, Your Excellency, to ensure that:
• The right to adequate housing of the people of Badia East is upheld and they are granted new homes or a financial compensation for the loss of their property, and
• The right to adequate housing be implemented into Nigerian legal framework.
In the spirit of respect for the basic values of human dignity, freedom, equality and solidarity, I call on you, Your Excellency, to uphold the right to adequate housing not only in the case of the people of Badia East mentioned in this letter, but also to all facing the risk of forced eviction in Nigeria.
Thank you for your attention to this important issue.
Yours sincerely
