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| Lagos Makoko slums knocked down in Nigeria | Lagos Makoko slums knocked down in Nigeria |
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| The authorities in Nigeria have started knocking down slum dwellings built on the lagoon in its biggest city Lagos. | The authorities in Nigeria have started knocking down slum dwellings built on the lagoon in its biggest city Lagos. |
| Dozens of shacks built on stilts have been demolished in Makoko, where wooden canoes are a common form of transport. | Dozens of shacks built on stilts have been demolished in Makoko, where wooden canoes are a common form of transport. |
| The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says it is not clear whether all houses in the area are to be destroyed. | The BBC's Will Ross in Lagos says it is not clear whether all houses in the area are to be destroyed. |
| Makoko is one of Nigeria's best known slums. Many residents are fishermen and some have migrated from neighbouring Togo and Benin. | Makoko is one of Nigeria's best known slums. Many residents are fishermen and some have migrated from neighbouring Togo and Benin. |
| It featured in the 2010 BBC film Welcome to Lagos, which angered the Nigerian government, accusing the film-makers of showing Nigeria in a negative light. | |
| A letter was served on residents last week, giving them 72 hours to vacate their properties. | A letter was served on residents last week, giving them 72 hours to vacate their properties. |
| Several told the BBC they did not know where they and their families would sleep. | Several told the BBC they did not know where they and their families would sleep. |
| Our correspondent saw men using machetes to chop down the stilts of the wooden homes, while police watched from nearby boats. | Our correspondent saw men using machetes to chop down the stilts of the wooden homes, while police watched from nearby boats. |