Nigeria, Sept. 9 -- Residents of Oworonshoki on Monday blocked a section of the Third Mainland Bridge in Lagos to protest the demolition of buildings in their community, Punch Newspaper reported.

The protesters were occupants of structures along the Iyana Oworonshoki coastal line, which were pulled down on Saturday by a Lagos State Government enforcement team.

The government said the structures were unapproved. The affected residents had been reportedly served a one-month quit notice but refused to vacate before the demolition exercise. The protest caused traffic disruption on the busy bridge for several hours.

The Senior Special Assistant on New Media to the Lagos State Governor, Jubril Gawat, said the situation had been brought under...