Nigeria

Forced evictions by government agents are rife throughout Nigeria, often carried out with brutality. Thousands fear for their homes on a daily basis in Nigeria.

Hundreds of thousands of families are affected by such evictions every year. Families forcibly evicted from their homes are rarely, if ever, provided compensation or alternative housing.

More than 800,000 residents were forcibly evicted from informal settlements in Nigeria’s capital, Abuja, between 2003 and 2007 as government authorities implemented the “Abuja Master Plan” of urban development.

Similar evictions are taking place in Nigeria’s (and Africa’s) largest city, Lagos, as the government implements a “beautification project”.  Millions are at risk of forced eviction, with nowhere to go.

Thousands of residents of Port Harcourt also face mass forced eviction, as authorities attempt to clear the city’s waterfront property for leisure and other developments.