Residents protest as govt plan to demolish 800 buildings to construct a bridge

Residents of Ogunrun Ori in Mowe, Obafemi Owode Local Government Area of Ogun State, took to the streets to protest the planned demolition of their houses to give way to the construction of a bridge on the Lagos-Ibadan Expressway.

The inscriptions on their placards reflected their frustration. They pointed out that about 800 houses would be demolished, a decision they said had not only left unsettled but was a threat to the community which had been in existence for about 200 years.

Apart from protesting against the planned demolition, the residents, led by the Baale-in-Council, Chief BABATUNDE OLATUNJI, also called on the Federal Government to handle the compensation of persons who might be displaced as they did not want the state government to play a role in that.