Nigeria, March 12 -- Residents of demolished Lagos waterfront communities, inlcuding Makoko, and civil society organisations have raised concerns over the recommendation by the Lagos State House of Assembly for the resettlement of people displaced from the demolished communities in a proposed low-cost housing estate in Agbowa, Epe.

Community representatives told PREMIUM TIMES on Thursday that relocation was never discussed or agreed upon during meetings held with lawmakers after the demolition of homes in the settlement.

The leader of the Makoko Community Youth Association, Iroko Temitope, stated that residents were taken aback by reports suggesting an agreement had been reached to relocate the affected people elsewhere.

"That claim is...