Nigeria, March 12 -- Housing experts, academics, and advocates have called on the Nigerian government to halt violent evictions in major cities and adopt sustainable policies that protect vulnerable urban communities.

They made the call at a gathering at the University of Lagos (UniLag) on Wednesday, where participants discussed strategies to strengthen advocacy for affordable housing and halt brutal evictions.

The event was organised by the Heinrich Boll Foundation, in cooperation with the Centre for Housing and Sustainable Development (CHSD), the African Cities Research Consortium (ACRC) and Rethinking Cities.

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