The latest casualties of the controversial land use decree of 1978 which say that "all lands in the respective of Nigeria, belongs to the State government" are members of Oku-Idasho village, a Lagos suburb around Ibeju-Lekki. Report from saharareporters.com says the Lagos State government has told members of this community that the State government has appropriated the expance of land belonging to this community for its Free Trade Zone project.
Granted the State government can determine what a parcel of land is used for but they have to adhere to international best practices. The folks been displaced must be duly compensated and given adequate time to relocate. A gung-ho approach in which stern-looking soldiers, mobile Police officers are used to forcefully eject members of a community from their land, no matter how well intentioned, must be stopped !
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