For many of the poorest residents in Lagos, Nigeria, the land their families have lived on for generations is now being violently seized by the government to build luxury condos. The communities are fighting back, but even court injunctions haven’t stopped the bulldozers. This week on The Sunday Story, NPR’s Emmanuel Akinwotu goes to these sites of destruction and talks to those who have lost everything in this race to develop one of the world’s fastest-growing megacities.See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences.NPR Privacy Policy
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Residents look on during demolition of houses in Makoko, a floating slum in Lagos, on January 9, 2026. Authorities have demolished hundreds of wooden shacks in Makoko, Africa's largest and most iconic floating slum, which is built on stilts above the lagoon in the heart of Lagos. The operation is part of an ongoing campaign to remove what officials describe as illegal structures and reclaim waterfront land for modern real-estate developments. Toyin Adedokun / AFP via Getty Images hide caption
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For many of the poorest residents in Lagos, Nigeria, the land their families have lived on for generations is now being violently seized by the government to build luxury condos. The communities are fighting back, but even court injunctions haven't stopped the bulldozers. This week on The Sunday Story, NPR's Emmanuel Akinwotu goes to these sites of destruction and talks to those who have lost everything in this race to develop one of the world's fastest-growing megacities.
This episode was produced by Andrew Mambo and edited by Jenny Schmidt and Liana Simstrom. It was engineered by Robert Rodriguez. Production help from Jewel Bright and Andrew Craig.
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