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Public safety or power play: why were thousands of waterfront homes destroyed in Lagos? | DW News

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Thousands of people in Makoko say they've lost their livelihoods or the roof over their heads. But the government contends their homes were illegal and unsafe. We hear from an urban planner who says water and electricity can be a fatal mix.

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