There is no doubt that accommodation in Lagos metroplolis is very costly. And coupled with the fact that the population density of Lagos State is extremely high, poor residents especailly the Ijaw tribes have no other choice than to live on top of Lagos waters in the Makoko area of the State.
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| School Children going to School |
The people here basically keep their bodies and souls together getting their source of livelihood through fishing business. They even have market where people can go and buy anything they like and all is located on top of water of near the bank.
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Even Women paddle their canoe to their various destinations
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A small girl paddling her canoe
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| Men going out for fishing, seeing there also is the longest bridge in west Africa. It is call the Third Mainland Bridge which tower several kilometers above water |
These part of these structures were destroyed by Lagos State government some months Ago which led to so many people being displaced.
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