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Shanties in a Lagos lagoon: Bulldozed and burnt

created: Feb. 3, 2026, 12:13 a.m. | updated: Feb. 5, 2026, 6:20 a.m.

Sobie and her children now sleep on the narrow broken platform where their house stood until a few weeks ago on Lagos Lagoon. This is the biggest of 10 lagoons in a mega-city that is facing an acute housing crisis - and where life is becoming increasingly expensive, pushing more people to the margins of society.

5 days, 8 hours ago: BBC News