Nigerian Government Worst Evictions Violator

What is affected

	Housing Social/public
	Housing private
	Land Social/public
	Land Private
	Communal

Type of violation

Forced eviction
Demolition/destruction

Date

01 January 2000

Region

AFA [ Africa anglophone ]

Country

Nigeria

Location

nation-wide

Affected persons

	Total 2000000
	Men 0
	Women 0
	Children 0

Proposed solution

Details

Development

Forced eviction

Costs

Demolition/destruction

Duty holder(s) /responsible party(ies)

	State
	Private party

Brief narrative

Nigeria has consistently been one of the worst violators of housing and land rights in the world. Since 2000, alone, the Nigerian government has forcibly evicted over 2 million peopls in different parts of the country. Often the justifications provided by national and local governments are wide-ranging, includign development plans, beautification of cities, privatization, and the cleaning up of criminal infested areas. Evictions are often carried out violently, with disregard to the residents` documental ownership of their property and with insufficient notice.

For full narrative, please visit: http://www.cohre.org/store/attachments/Global_Survey_10.pdf

Costs

€ 0

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