For the dude that suggested that Jamaica is a safe place is either ignorant or just want to argue blindly. I have visited Jamaica, and I can categorically tell you that Lagos as a state is more safer than parts of Jamaica. Did you know that Kingston, Jamaica is an official war zone? It is a no-go area. If you talk about Montego Bay, Jamaica, then that can be a place I can suggest for anyone to visit.

Personally, I don't think it is a very good idea for Lagos and Ogun state to merge to bcome one. What we can propose here is to find a way to incorporate the economies of the two states. With the current population explosion in Lagos, Ogun state has a tremendous opportunity to develop its state and give loads of Lagosians the opportunity they crave, i.e., move to a state where it is much less congested and still have the same or better standard of living. We see this happen everyday in Western countries. I can speak for Newyork and New Jersey. Tons of people go to work in Newyork during the day, and go back to their homes in New Jersey at night. To even take further, I would suggest that the states in the geo-political southwestern part of the country, namely:Lagso, Ogun, Oyo, Ondo, and maybe Kwara state should find a way to link up much of their economies. This would create an opportunity for those in the remote areas of these states to come into the fold and forge a better life through the business opportunities that comes with the incorporation. Remember that the five states mentioned above here, put together, can stand alone as a single, self-sustaining country.

It is very unfortunate that most of the comments here are hostile to BBC, who in my opinion, have to a wonderful job. At least, they showed courage and was able to document how the common man in Lagos survives. If there should be any hostility, it should be directed at our government, who allowed the condition in the country to deteriorate to levels that it would only be magical to turn it around. I live in Atlanta and some of my American friends that saw the documentary were marveled and stunned to see people living in such conditions and showing no bitterness or anger towards anybody. For those who preach for VI and Ikoyi to be documented, I will like to say that those places are not the true representation of Lagos. Lagos officially has 41 slums scattered across the state with an average of 400,000 people dwelling in them. Mind you, there are some places in Ikoyi and VI that would easily pass for a slum in Atlanta, but some Lagosian see it and pray to live in a place like that.