{"id":314254,"date":"2026-01-31T15:00:41","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/public-safety-or-power-play-why-were-thousands-of-waterfront-homes-destroyed-in-lagos-dw-news\/"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:00:41","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:00:41","slug":"public-safety-or-power-play-why-were-thousands-of-waterfront-homes-destroyed-in-lagos-dw-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/public-safety-or-power-play-why-were-thousands-of-waterfront-homes-destroyed-in-lagos-dw-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Public safety or power play: why were thousands of waterfront homes destroyed in Lagos? | DW News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Zs3HDF5HF6E\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Public safety or power play: why were thousands of waterfront homes destroyed in Lagos? | DW News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Zs3HDF5HF6E\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Thousands of people in Makoko say they&#8217;ve lost their livelihoods or the roof over their heads. 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We hear from an urban planner who says water and electricity can be a fatal mix.<\/p>\n<p>00:00 Homes destroyed by government in Makoko, in Lagos, Nigeria<br \/>\n04:31 Stephen Ajadi, architect and development economist talks to DW<\/p>\n<p>#nigeria #nigerianews <\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Thousands of people in Makoko say they&#8217;ve lost their livelihoods or the roof over their heads. 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