Life Under The Bridge In Lagos Exposed By BBC Documentary!
BBC
spent a day with three men who came to Lagos to hustle and look for a
better life, but found themselves sleeping under a flyover in Lagos.
A
recent episode of BBC’s “Homeless in Lagos” profiled 23-year-old
Christian, Manchester United fan, Godwin. He claims he sleeps under the
bridge because housing in Lagos is expensive; the average apartment
costs between NGN150K and NGN200K — he only has NGN50, 000 after working
hard.
Godwin told BBC:
“When I was in my final year, I
used to hear; there’s money in Lagos, there’s work in Lagos. My aim was
to come and work, I did not even plan to live under a bridge.”
Despite
his education, Godwin is now an agbero in Lagos, he helps drivers load
their buses for NGN50-NGN100. At the time BBC caught up to him, he had
been doing that for four months.
BBC also interviewed another man suffering the effects of Boko Haram’s terrorism. He says:
“Despite
the economic situation of this state, I’m still managing, living under a
bridge. I won’t do this forever, my life will not end like this under
bridge. I hope to one day return to my home and continue my life.”
The
BBC documentary also features a man, whose legs, feet were peeled. He
claims he has been living under thelLagos bridge for 14 years.
The documentary has gotten a lot of reactions from Nigerians.
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