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Lagos, Nigeria. Two women from the Lagos waterfront communities confront some police officers preventing them from gaining entrance into the premise of the Lagos State Government House. More than 6 months after the court ruling, the state was yet to fulfill its promises and obey the court orders. Otodo Gbame and other waterfront communities staged a peaceful protest to the government house. The protest was billed to last for three nights and days, however, the Nigeria Police Force cracked down on the protesters by 12.28am on November 16 and arrested 158 protesters. They were later made to sign an undertaking never to protest to the government house again. November 15, 2017.
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Osakpolor - (Nigeria) Omoregie/Majority World
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Lagos, Nigeria. Two women from the Lagos waterfront communities confront some police officers preventing them from gaining entrance into the premise of the Lagos State Government House. More than 6 months after the court ruling, the state was yet to fulfill its promises and obey the court orders. Otodo Gbame and other waterfront communities staged a peaceful protest to the government house. The protest was billed to last for three nights and days, however, the Nigeria Police Force cracked down on the protesters by 12.28am on November 16 and arrested 158 protesters. They were later made to sign an undertaking never to protest to the government house again. November 15, 2017.
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Lagos, Nigeria. Two women from the Lagos waterfront communities confront some police officers preventing them from gaining entrance into the premise of the Lagos State Government House. More than 6 months after the court ruling, the state was yet to fulf