Homelessness Documentary on FineRadioCO

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There are different types of homelessness this part 1 focuses on transient homelessness as it seeks to focus on the plight of people working within the City center of Abuja but live in neighboring   states and environs. The documentary tells real life experience of some Nigerians.

Source: BusinessDay With an increasing population and urbanization growth rate estimated at 4-5 percent per annum, housing stock in Nigeria remains low at between 12 and 15 million units.

Record shows that about 25 million households with six members each don’t have homes they can call their own.

Source: Facts About Homelessness in Nigeria

1. Approximately 24.4 million homeless people live in Nigeria. This accounts for roughly 13 percent of the nation’s overall population. The issue is particularly egregious in the capital of Lagos, where 70 percent reside in “informal settlements.”
2. Force eviction exacerbates the homelessness problem. This happens by the threat of violence, in the hopes of making Lagos an international business center. Around 1 million people had to leave their homes in the last 15 years alone.
3. Government officials in Lagos typically give no warning before forcibly removing residents. For example, men wielding machetes cleared out an entire neighborhood. As a result, this made 30,000 Nigerians homeless instantly.
4. In some cases, government officials are using children to do their bidding. Area boys are gangs of children and teenagers who the government employs to assist in demolitions. They also steal the belongings of those they are displacing.
5. The government perceives these forced evacuations much differently. The Lagos state commissioner for housing insists that residents received plenty of notice and that they cleared the “shanties” to make way for new housing developments. However, the residents begged to differ and pointed out that they will not be able to afford the new housing units.

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Written and produced by Olawale OJo   [Instagram: @W.A.L.E.P]

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