Lagos – Some residents of Igbogbo in Ikorodu community, a suburb of Lagos, whose houses were demolished in December 2017 have appealed to the state government to hasten payment of their compensation.
They made the appeal in an interview with newsmen in Lagos yesterday.
It was reported that the houses were demolished to give way for the rehabilitation and expansion of roads in Ikorodu West and Igbogbo/Baiyeku Local Council Development Areas (LCDA).
Speaking with newsmen, a traditionalist, Mr Raheem Alakete, 88, expressed his displeasure and urged the state government to urgently compensate them.
“This house that was demolished was willed to me by my great grandfather, although we were informed of the demolition, but we thought the compensation will come immediately.
“Now I am homeless, I am squatting in the neighbourhood,” he said.
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