The Lagos State government has sealed a construction site for a proposed cemetery within a residential neighbourhood in the Bode Thomas area of Surulere.
The action followed a Saturday morning protest by residents of the Natufe/Animashaun community, who argued that locating a cemetery in their area would contaminate their water supply.
Reacting to reports of resumed construction work at the site, Lagos State Commissioner for Information, Gbenga Omotoso, assured residents that no burial ground
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