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Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by simtosul: 4:47pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
For a lot of Nigerians Lagos is the epicentre of perfection. For Lagosians their imagination revolves around affluent neighbourhoods like Ikoyi and Lekki, the places they consider as a paradise. Within Lekki, however, there is a slum so horrible it is hard to believe it can exist in a modern metropolis. Lekki is a top class neighbourhood no doubt. The gargantuan houses and the serene neighbourhood is a testament to the lifestyle you will expect from the crème de la crème of the society. The roads are tarred with manicured greenery by the side. The exclusiveness of the neighbourhood is typified by the seemingly individualistic lifestyle. You can literally hear a pin drop as people keep to the comfort of their fortress houses. Ordinarily, one would assume that is what the expensive neighbourhood of Lekki is all about until you step into the dirt road that leads to the other world inside Lekki. At first, one is likely to think it is a short cut to Ajegunle, a neighbourhood that is used as a representation of low-class living. The slum inside Lekki, like every low-class environment is a crowded settlement that is a sharp contrast to what Lekki supposedly represents. In the slum, there is a place for everyone who is interested in ‘’managing’’. Houses are hastily-built constructions that represent necessity rather than comfort. Few of the houses have doors and the ones that do have little assets to protect. One person’s backyard leads to the front of another occupant’s apartment. There is a close knitted relationship among the dwellers that a visitor automatically stands out like a sore thumb. It is difficult to consider the Lekki slum a makeshift place as there are basic facilities that one will find in a normal settlement. There are shops that cater for people’s needs. You’ll also find canteens constructed with wood that look more like storage cabins. Hygiene is probably the last they think about when it comes to feeding and living. There is even a white garment church for believers. Its proximity to the ocean is not an accident as members of this type of churches also consider the water and its environment worship grounds. There is also a brothel that also doubles as a bar that has a small banner that boasts of girls who are good at dancing naked. Somewhere in the place is even an innovative spring ball-like board game named “Ogun lowo wa”, which literally means “In Ogun, you will find money”, Ogun being the Yoruba God of iron. A betting game for two people, one needs to score the highest point by clinching a higher number than one’s opponent to win. It’s a past time activity for the slum dwellers. There is a reckless abandonment that permeates through the slum. If something does not satisfy a utilitarian purpose, it is given little or no attention. Survival and living through each day is the key which is why weeds are allowed to grow unattended to unlike the manicured flowers that surround the affluent part of Lekki. There is no proper drainage system so the roads serve as waste disposal and commuting. The obvious thought on their mind will likely be: “Of what use is a beautiful environment when the inhabitants are hungry?” It is difficult to imagine what goes through the mind of the slum dwellers knowing that their immediate neighbours roll in abundant wealth and live exotic lives. Whether they perceive their neighbours with envy or resentment is unknown or perhaps they are contented in their own small unexciting world. ducation”. Unlike the slum, however, the school compound is in a fairly good shape. According to report, the fortune of the school changed after a Chinese company decided to rebuild it. Now it has a compound that can stomach any rain with its interlocking stone. Perhaps one day when the students reap the reward of education, they will return to change the fortune of their humble slum that for now, rots in the middle of plenty. 2 Likes 1 Share
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Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Prodigee: 4:48pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Before all the luxurious edifices and developments, the slums have been in existence. No b today 7 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by simtosul: 4:53pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Ghetto pictures 2 Shares
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Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by simtosul: 4:57pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
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Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by stexsy(m): 5:01pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Na still Lekki na, Lekki na Lekki........ 5 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by simtosul: 5:02pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Environment of wealthy people in Lekki
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Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by stexsy(m): 5:03pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Some girls living in this ghetto will be like "i stay at LEKKI 57 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by stexsy(m): 5:05pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Like i said any part of Lekki is called Lekki 12 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Aceed: 5:26pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Where the pics na |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by deeswagger: 5:30pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
See as people pour dirt for floor anyhow... Poverty is a state of mind, no rich person wey dey hin right senses go carry dirt pour for road like this, but if na the low income earners, it is alright cos they are poor... 1 Like |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by jejemanito: 5:30pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Even places like Paris gat its own ghetto 13 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Babysho(m): 5:30pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
End Time Lekki 7 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Nobody: 5:31pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Where? I can't see any pictures 4 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by alaoeri: 5:31pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Op the whole of Lekki was once full off ghettos & slumps not until the military administration of colonel Raji Rasaki btw 1988 to 1991 which embarked on massive demolition of illegal structures to rid the area of shanties. 7 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Babysho(m): 5:31pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
stexsy: You dey mind Nigerian Girls and their "Advanced Yanga" 1 Like |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by confamgist237: 5:31pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by datola: 5:31pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
What's special about Lekki having slums when there are slums in New York, USA. 19 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by djWALE(m): 5:31pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Monkey dey sweat..na the flesh dey preventvus from seeing the sweat...everything has a BUT |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by viviangist4: 5:32pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Street I Belong .... One Love Nigerians 2 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by McBrooklyn(m): 5:32pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
They Were Born In The Ghetto |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by killercute16(m): 5:32pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
Lekki na lekki jor princessdami:As boring as cricket game. 8 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by NOBODYY: 5:32pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
When next i pray that "Lord help your boy make i purchase land for lekki" i have to start specifying the part of lekki now 15 Likes 2 Shares |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Nobody: 5:32pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
stexsy: Babysho:opportunity to bash girls has come. Meanwhile we know that some of those penniless men looking for "independent" ladies to marry are even diamond diggers not gold. One was even demanding 5 million from his girlfriend before marriage. Guess he's also a girl. 5 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by kushma(m): 5:33pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
I blame APC and fashola for these things after he would claim he did work in Lagos using their money to develop his website and and party. 2 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Mancity26(m): 5:33pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
anyway maraba/nyanya still rock... #funnynation comedian |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by loomer: 5:33pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
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Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by ednut1(m): 5:33pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
lol , na Itedo be dat na, although he dey opposite no be lekki, person go dey stay awoyaya he go say he dey live for Lekki. NB the most expensive slum in the world is lagos. make small rain fail con see as lekki go flood, use lekki water wash cloth u go know how far 6 Likes |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Viktor1983(m): 5:33pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
All Join |
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Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by ikbnice(m): 5:34pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
ghetto life ... typical Nigerian life. Poverty smells in the ghetto mehn! |
Re: Photos: Rare Pictures Of Ghettos In Lekki by Sijo01(f): 5:34pm On Nov 24, 2015 |
This is really ghetto |
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