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"Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Konquest(op): 4:02pm On Jan 17

"Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i7djeFsVoJI
Guardian Nigeria • Jan 2026

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Konquest(op): 4:10pm On Jan 17*

"Makoko Demolition: Lagos’ Biggest Floating Slum Faces Redevelopment"

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XS93IfeDTEM

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by RealityKings1: 4:13pm On Jan 17

Ghost of the coast 🤣
That place has a Venice potential

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by dam2000(m): 6:43pm On Jan 17

After God is government

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by DixseenMktPlace(m): 6:43pm On Jan 17

That place is an eye sore brethren

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Mariangeles(f): 6:43pm On Jan 17

I hear those people can't live on land; I wonder how true that is.

I've always marveled on how they could live and go about their normal lives on water.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by saintbillion(m): 6:44pm On Jan 17

So what measures were made b4 making them homeless? Same way they removed fuel subsidies

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by phorget(m): 6:44pm On Jan 17

Changes is inevitable, if you can't stay in Lagos then relocate back to your village.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Zaphnath1(m): 6:46pm On Jan 17

This place could have been civilized and made a tourist attractions, but hell no

Where will this people go to now

I feel pity for them

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Imindmybusiness: 6:47pm On Jan 17

This is where most emilokan online data boys live but claim "our Lagos".

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by zinaunreal(m): 6:47pm On Jan 17

South africa now has the biggest slum In Africa after Kenya. 😆. Nigeria is out for good

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Paragon311(m): 6:47pm On Jan 17

That's a very good decision and development by the Government....

Mega city like Lagos shouldn't have such place as a community....

Moving them to a better place should be part of the plan before demolition too...

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Tenses: 6:48pm On Jan 17

RealityKings1:
Ghost of the coast 🤣
That place has a Venice potential

You think these current crops of political vagabond are smart enough as you are.

All they are good at is pull down. Building is never their forte.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by gerrardomendes(m): 6:49pm On Jan 17

They will now sandfill it, find one sweet name and call the area and then start selling portions at very exhorbitant prices.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by zinaunreal(m): 6:49pm On Jan 17

Imindmybusiness:
This is where most emilokan online data boys live but claim "our Lagos".

😆😆😆 Lagos owners are relocating

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by emmabest2000(m): 6:52pm On Jan 17

Tinubulation everywhere you go

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by jojothaiv(m): 6:53pm On Jan 17

I'm 100% sure that my Badagrian brothers and to an extent the Ilajes will be ones who have made the place their homes...

Reminiscent of Otodo-Gbame of those days, I think it's close to a decade since that demolition happened since then there's absolutely nothing to write home about it, same script here.

Meanwhile, folks from Ganvie, Benin Republic are also saying hi.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by frank417: 6:54pm On Jan 17

phorget:
Changes is inevitable, if you can't stay in Lagos then relocate back to your village.

Many of them know there as their village. Makoko is more than a century old.

Make them just provide something for them.

The place was never a decent place to live or raise children. Feaces and Cholera in the waters.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by kiddaz: 6:56pm On Jan 17

RealityKings1:
Ghost of the coast 🤣
That place has a Venice potential

That would have been brilliant if those in charge can take the initiative to attract investors but that place is a ghetto so there's supposed to be a lot of evacuation, demolition, before anything can take place there

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Lukuluku69(m): 7:00pm On Jan 17

Mariangeles:
I hear those people can't live on land; I wonder how true that is.

I've always marveled on how they could live and go about their normal lives on water.

Myths.

Madam Google Ganvié.

They only want to replicate that in Lagos.

If you are Yoeuba you will easily know that the guy that says "A ni bi ti a lo " (we have no where to go) is not Yoruna but from Benin Republic.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Agricmoney(m): 7:00pm On Jan 17

let it be structured to look like Venice and get revenue from it .

Anyway, Agriculture is life

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by onuman: 7:02pm On Jan 17

saintbillion:
So what measures were made b4 making them homeless? Same way they removed fuel subsidies

They are not humans, like Seyi Tinubu.
So they are dispensable, according to Tinubunomics. Despite the harsh times Tinubu threw the masses into, he still makes people homeless. LASG wouldn't do the demolitions if Tinubu is not president of Nigeria.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by 3fighting: 7:04pm On Jan 17

This country self tire me, I read alot of comment i cry. U destroyed wer citizens are living without providing other alternatives and some of u here are happy. We can never be 1 in dis country d operation is too much from d top to d grassroot we're all sick. Only if some of u know wat people are going through I hate everyone of u in dis country wicked people

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Goldeno(m): 7:07pm On Jan 17

Let's be honest that place was horrible and disgusting.

The only wrong government could have done here would be if notice was not given and relocation assistant was not rendered.

Same people criticizing government for this are same that use places like this to point out how Lagos is dirty and smelly.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Mirasteel: 7:07pm On Jan 17

The government should provide houses for them.

Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Houseofglam7(f): 7:11pm On Jan 17

My heart goes out to them

Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by HacheNoire: 7:11pm On Jan 17

That area about to be sand filled and turned into luxurious residential area.

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by HacheNoire: 7:12pm On Jan 17

Mirasteel:
The government should provide houses for them.

😂🤣😂🤣😂

Seems you are not a Nigerian!

Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Dtruthspeaker: 7:15pm On Jan 17

Clearly, the plan is to banish the poor from the Lagos and to sell all their ancestral lands to the Rich.

Samuel 8:14
1 Samuel 8:14 KJV: And he will take your fields, and your vineyards, and your oliveyards, even the best of them, and give them to his servants.” friends, family, etc

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by Blunt99: 7:16pm On Jan 17

and how were they compensated?

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Re: "Makoko Demolition: Floating Community Turns to Ghost of the Coast" by LabStores: 7:17pm On Jan 17

Nothing last forever... Even the earth will one day see it's end.

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