Fashola must hear this
Help! They want to take over our land
… Lagos community raises alarm, seeks gov’s intervention
By WOLE BALOGUN
Wednesday February 01, 2012

Residents of a Lagos community, Mowo Phase 2, located along the Lagos-Badagry Expressway, are raising the alarm that an unidentified agent wants to forcefully take over their land, using policemen and government officials. The community, which comprises Atiporomeh, Mowo and Araromi sub-communities, alleged that some unknown officials of the Lagos State Ministry of Environment ....
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