Laboma demolition: Laboma Director calls for halt, says over 3,000 workers at risk

He appealed to the government to reconsider the exercise and find an alternative solution that would protect both the environment and the livelihoods of people operating in the area.

Mr Okpoti described the demolition as “really disturbing”, saying several people had invested heavily in businesses at the location and risked losing their livelihoods as a result of the exercise.

Mr Okpoti also questioned the extent of the demolition, claiming that the exercise had gone beyond the area he understood authorities had initially identified.