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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica 9 Apr 2017

    Hundreds of people have been forced out of their homes by the police in Lagos 📻 http://bbc.in/2oXbd65 pic.twitter.com/aK0daLREEM

    11:57 PM - 9 Apr 2017
    • 688 Retweets
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    • sanni Osho Nourdean Noor Mohamed Abdi Dee 🇨🇩 M.I.C💃🏼👑 Olu_Femi:B.O.B nsuka emmanuel CEEHOPE-ChildsRights Jay
    27 replies 688 retweets 175 likes
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      2. ajadi ibrahim‏ @ajadiibrahim1 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        Their homes? How does migrants from Togo and cotonu who lived illegally on a foreign land turns to an automatic citizen of another country

        9 replies 6 retweets 3 likes
      3. INKMAITRéS®‏ @InkMaitres 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ajadiibrahim1 @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        Mr. Ajadi, ur written English clearly shows how myopic ur mind is, are u saying this is the best Lagos can do? Just keep quiet please.

        4 replies 3 retweets 7 likes
      4. ajadi ibrahim‏ @ajadiibrahim1 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @InkMaitres @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        "Ur written English" so sure u can do better

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
      5. INKMAITRéS®‏ @InkMaitres 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ajadiibrahim1 @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        Compare that to spelling "Hypocrisy" as Hypocracy and relish "ur" stupidity. At this age u still refuse to heed correction.

        1 reply 2 retweets 3 likes
      6. ajadi ibrahim‏ @ajadiibrahim1 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @InkMaitres @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        Sure ur stupidity knows no bound"Mr latter day saint advocate

        1 reply 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. Uchenna‏ @Demoore90210 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The Otodo Gbame land grab is a very disgraceful and criminal act by @AkinwunmiAmbode @followlasg @LAGOSGMT1 Justice for #OtodoGbame

        0 replies 4 retweets 3 likes
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      1. KOMOLAFE OLUWABUSUYI‏ @busuyikomo 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        @akintonmide The forced eviction is bad and inhumane.......but these ain't HOMES...... #otodogbame

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      2. ajadi ibrahim‏ @ajadiibrahim1 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        Would Britain ever allowed illegal immigrants to stay in their country not to talk of been a bonafide resident

        1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes
      3. Michael Chibuzo Michael (MCMichael)‏ @MceeMichael 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @ajadiibrahim1 @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        @UniofOxford Please this man needs a dictionary

        0 replies 1 retweet 0 likes
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      1. averrub1‏ @averrub1 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        This is inhuman and uncalled for.. Where is the alternative means for settling them? Is this what they voted for?

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      1. D.U.S.T‏ @lexzymora 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        Just before we crossed our Cliché again,its in the public prism;our hypocrisy.@AkinwunmiAmbode @followlasg @stevoree @lshaofficial @Chxta ✍🏿pic.twitter.com/VLDZsOtY70

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      1.  💎 in a rhinestone world  🇸🇻‏ @cobanprojects 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @Pol_Sec_Analyst

        Not only forced out. ...many reportedly killed!!

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      1. Newkido Oluwatoyin‏ @NewkidoOluwato1 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        haha these is unfair u dont care abt people life again, is there any replacement house u hav set up

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      1. Nodestradamus‏ @iamcrowne 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        Someone just wanna steal these peoples' homes to make it into the next Maldives 😔

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      1. Richard Reindorf‏ @Rein_Author 9 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica

        The government and individual cooperations should step in to help in these time of tragedy....

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      2. ajadi ibrahim‏ @ajadiibrahim1 10 Apr 2017
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @KadariaAhmed

        Been magnanimous for allowing people to lived on a land even wen they don't have a legitimate right to do so gives them a legal status of

        3 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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