Nigeria, Feb. 3 -- The Lagos State House of Assembly has ordered an immediate halt to ongoing demolitions in water front community Makoko, following protests by residents and advocacy groups last Tuesday.

The demolitions have left hundreds displaced and sparked calls for accountability.

Majority Leader of the House, Noheem Adams, who chaired a meeting between lawmakers and representatives of the Makoko community at the Assembly Complex in Alausa, Ikeja, gave the directive to halt the demolitions on Tuesday.

"On behalf of the Speaker of the Lagos State House of Assembly, Rt. Hon. Mudashiru Ajayi Obasa, and honourable members of this House, we are taking this matter seriously," Mr Adams said. "All ongoing demolitions should be stopped."...